full credit for

phrase

: special attention or notice for having been the only cause of something good that happens
Party leaders took/claimed full credit for the country's progress.

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But the senior outside hitter is hesitant to take full credit for his performance, which helped O'Connor finish 44-0. Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2022 Galvez requested that Republic Services issue a full credit for all local customers for each month that the strike continues. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2022 Sanja Gould, a spokeswoman for the coffee chain, balked at taking full credit for the seasonal trend, but did acknowledge the ferocity of pumpkin spice devotees. New York Times, 11 Oct. 2021 Perkins dodged personal publicity and gave Roosevelt full credit for the New Deal. Ronald G. Shafer Washington Post, Star Tribune, 21 Apr. 2021 See All Example Sentences for full credit for

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“Full credit for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20credit%20for. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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