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"(idiomatic) To accept or acknowledge approval, praise, recognition for something, regardless of its merit or worthiness. [with for]"
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"word": "claim for oneself"
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"word": "give credit where credit is due"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ottaa kunnia"
},
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "tirer la couverture à soi"
},
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"word": "s'attribuer le mérite"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
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"word": "ottaa kunnia"
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"word": "tirer la couverture à soi"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "tomar el crédito por / de"
}
],
"word": "take credit"
}
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