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]
See also: credit, get

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GraziaGRAHT-syahItalian
Sumikosoo-mee-koJapanese
Sabriyya-Arabic
Fernandofer-NAHN-do (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Constanzakon-STAHN-thah (Spanish), kon-STAHN-sah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Matilda[mə'ti:ldə]