I always want to be a credit to my school.
•John is not what you would call a credit to his family.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
credit someone with something — credit (someone) with (something) to believe that someone has a particular quality or ability. I credited her with more sense than she showed … New idioms dictionary
credit someone with something — Syn: ascribe something to someone, attribute something to someone … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
do credit to someone — do credit to (someone) to bring praise and respect to someone for something they have done. Her achievements do great credit to her parents. His patience and hard work do him credit … New idioms dictionary
credit — [[t]kre̱dɪt[/t]] ♦♦ credits, crediting, credited 1) N UNCOUNT: oft on N If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them. The group can t get credit to buy farming… … English dictionary
credit — ► NOUN 1) the facility of being able to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future. 2) an entry in an account recording a sum received. 3) public acknowledgement or praise given for an… … English terms dictionary
credit — n 1 *belief, faith, credence Analogous words: reliance, *trust, confidence, faith: assurance, certitude, conviction, *certainty Contrasted words: *unbelief, disbelief, incredulity: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
credit with something — credit (someone) with (something) to believe that someone has a particular quality or ability. I credited her with more sense than she showed … New idioms dictionary
credit someone with — credit (someone) with (something) to believe that someone has a particular quality or ability. I credited her with more sense than she showed … New idioms dictionary
credit with — credit (someone) with (something) to believe that someone has a particular quality or ability. I credited her with more sense than she showed … New idioms dictionary
credit — cred|it1 [ kredıt ] noun *** ▸ 1 arrangement to pay later ▸ 2 money you have right to ▸ 3 praise for something you did ▸ 4 at college/university ▸ 5 money added to account ▸ 6 movie etc. someone worked on ▸ 7 list of who made movie etc. ▸ +… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
credit — cred|it1 W2S2 [ˈkredıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(delayed payment)¦ 2¦(praise)¦ 3 be a credit to somebody/something 4 have something to your credit 5 in credit 6 the credits 7 on the credit side 8¦(university)¦ 9¦(amount of money)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
