do credit to

do credit to (one)

To earn one accolades and admiration. Your delightful children certainly do credit to you, Tina! You should all be very proud—your efforts on this project do credit to all of you. Jenny oversaw the system upgrade, so its success really does credit to her.

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do credit to someone

 and do someone credit

to add positively to the reputation of someone. Your new job really does credit to you. Yes, it really does you credit.

See also: credit, to

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