Meaning of to one's credit | Babel Free

Definitions

Achieved by the operation of one's personal strengths and merits.

Examples

“A decision that redounded to my credit.”

“At times, Swindon's penalty box resembled a pinball machine. To their credit, they never wavered and for that alone no one could begrudge them the points.”

“Although the Department for Transport (to its credit) wants the GBR legislation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak does not. He doesn't see railways as a priority in the run-up to a General Election which the smart money says he will likely lose.”

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