take credit for

take credit for something

to allow people to believe that one has done something praiseworthy, whether or not one has actually done it. I can't take credit for the entire success. Toby helped a lot. Mary took credit for everything that Dave did.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Swanhilda	-	German
Arabinda	-	Bengali, Indian, Odia
Micaela	-	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Kudret	-	Turkish
Alfredo	ahl-FRE-do (Italian), ahl-FRE-dho (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Jannette	JAN-ət, jə-NET	English