do credit to
Example Sentences
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“Its beauty of design and execution would do credit to any part of the world,” the newspaper declared.
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2018
Dennett's recycling credentials would do credit to the deepest of Greens.
From The Guardian • May 15, 2013
The quibbling over nuances would do credit to Henry James�as when Ehrlichman vainly tried to distinguish between "literal" and "actual."
From Time Magazine Archive
Other cases needed a persistence that would do credit to Lieut.
From Time Magazine Archive
“This may do credit to your head, but it will do none to your heart,” was that faithful mentor’s comment, in returning the document.
From French Classics by Wilkinson, William Cleaver
