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- get credit for
get credit for
get credit for
Receive acknowledgment or praise for some accomplishment, as in Bill got all the credit for attracting a big audience. Similarly, give credit for means "acknowledge" or "praise," as in We should give the pianist credit for her work in the program. [Mid-1700s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Grazia | | GRAHT-syah | Italian |
| Sumiko | | soo-mee-ko | Japanese |
| Sabriyya | | - | Arabic |
| Fernando | | fer-NAHN-do (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Constanza | | kon-STAHN-thah (Spanish), kon-STAHN-sah (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
| Matilda | | [mə'ti:ldə] | |