give one's due

[give one's due] {v. phr.}

To be fair to (a person), give credit that (a person) deserves.

* /The boxer who lost gave the new champion his due./

* /We should give a good worker his due./

Compare: GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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