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do credit to

do cred·it to
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doo kred-it too]
    • /du ˈkrɛd ɪt tu/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doo kred-it too]
    • /du ˈkrɛd ɪt tu/

Definitions of do credit to words

  • transitive verb do credit to present or represent honourably 1
  • noun do credit to to bring approval or honor to 0

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Parts of speech for Do credit to

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

do credit to popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for do credit to

verb do credit to

  • get by — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • make the cut — to better or equal the required score after two rounds in a strokeplay tournament, thus avoiding elimination from the final two rounds
  • pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
  • suffice — to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.
  • cut the mustard — to come up to expectations

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