单词 | give someone their due |
释义 | givesomeonetheir duesaid when you arepraisingsomeone for something good they have done,althoughyoudislikeother things about them: Hefailedagain, but to give him hisdue, he didtryhard. To give her herdue, she was theoppositeof workshy. He wasn't anaturalleader, it'strue, but to give him hisdue, it wasn't forlackofeffort. You have to give him hisdue: he did hisbestand that's all you canaskfor, really. Iknowthecompanyfailed, but to give themtheirdue, they really made a go of it. See also duenoun |
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