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                           Phrase(s): take credit for something  to allow people to believe that one has done something praiseworthy, whether or not one has actually done it.  •  I can’t take credit for the entire success. Toby helped a lot.  •  Mary took credit for everything that Dave did.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs