get credit for

Idioms

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]

Example Sentences

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The term has become caught up in the “PowerPoint washing” of companies that want to get credit for AI without doing anything meaningful, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bonnie: As a Villa and VAR fan, that is exactly the decision that VAR doesn't get credit for.

From BBC

Lex: He’s so positive and optimistic, and I miss that because I can be jaded working in this industry where you don’t always get credit for your work.

From Los Angeles Times

“Would you still get credit for your”—he paused to remember the words— “bat mitzvah project if we did it together?”

From Literature

“And I’ll bet you could get credit for it at school,” Maya-Jade added.

From Literature

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