take credit for something
- take credit for something
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.
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Mary took credit for everything that Dave did.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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take the fall for something — take the fall (for (someone/something)) to accept responsibility for something. The team s general manager takes the fall when the team loses but gets a lot of credit when they do well … New idioms dictionary
take credit — v. take the praise for something … English contemporary dictionary
To take order for — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
take — I UK [teɪk] / US verb Word forms take : present tense I/you/we/they take he/she/it takes present participle taking past tense took UK [tʊk] / US past participle taken UK [ˈteɪkən] / US *** 1) [transitive] to move something or someone from one… … English 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
take — I [[t]te͟ɪk[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ takes, taking, took, taken (Take is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. Many of these combinations are common… … English dictionary
credit — I UK [ˈkredɪt] / US noun Word forms credit : singular credit plural credits *** 1) [uncountable] an arrangement to receive goods from a shop or money from a bank and pay for it later on credit: I don t like buying things on credit. give/offer… … English dictionary
take — [c]/teɪk / (say tayk) verb (took, taken, taking) –verb (t) 1. to get into one s hands or possession by force or artifice. 2. to seize, catch, or capture. 3. to grasp, grip or hold. 4. to get into one s hold, possession, control, etc., by one s… …
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
take — takable, takeable, adj. taker, n. /tayk/, v., took, taken, taking, n. v.t. 1. to get into one s hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write. 2. to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a book … Universalium
Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English