full credit for

idiom

: 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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Also note that a U.S. company, Chevron, is the only company in this group to get full credit for a Decarbonization Strategy. Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 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 Remember back in 2020 when then-President Trump took full credit for getting the vaccine approved and in use in record time through Operation Warp Speed? Fortune, 9 Nov. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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