"Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt" meaning in German

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        "1": "honour to whom honour is due"
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      "expansion": "“honour to whom honour is due”",
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      "args": {
        "1": "honour to whom honour is due"
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      "expansion": "Literally, “honour to whom honour is due”",
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “honour to whom honour is due”.",
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "phrase",
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          "english": "I can’t stand him, but he’s brilliant in his field. Credit where credit’s due.",
          "text": "Ich kann ihn zwar nicht leiden, aber fachlich ist er brillant. Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt.",
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        {
          "text": "Ich will hier keine lange Rede halten, aber – Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt – du warst der beste Mann, den wir je hatten.\nI don’t want to make a big speech, but – credit where credit’s due – you were the best man we’ve ever had.",
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        "credit where credit's due; used to justly praise someone, or to break the solemnity of praising"
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  "word": "Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt"
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      "expansion": "Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt",
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          "english": "I can’t stand him, but he’s brilliant in his field. Credit where credit’s due.",
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          "text": "Ich will hier keine lange Rede halten, aber – Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt – du warst der beste Mann, den wir je hatten.\nI don’t want to make a big speech, but – credit where credit’s due – you were the best man we’ve ever had.",
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