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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 |
|---|
| Cruz | | KROOTH (Spanish), KROOS (Latin American Spanish), KROOSH (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Teemu | | TE:-moo | Finnish |
| Florinda | | flo-REEN-dhah (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Nana | | [nænə] | |
| Miraj | | - | Arabic |
| Cille | | - | Danish |