give smb. credit

give smb. credit
(give smb. credit (for smth.))
отдавать кому-л. должное, ставить кому-л. в заслугу, считать чьей-л. заслугой

You had to give him credit, Doc had brains... (S. Heym, ‘Goldsborough’, ch. IX) — Надо отдать доку должное: у него хорошая голова...

Ira: "...You folks don't expect to come here again." Lady: "Unfortunately, that's true, but how did you know?" Ira: "Give a person credit for some intuitions." (J. O'Hara, ‘The Farmers Hotel’, act I) — Айра: "...Вы оба решили больше не возвращаться сюда." Леди: "К сожалению, да. Но как вы узнали?" Айра: "Не считаете же вы, что я совсем лишен интуиции."


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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