deserve a medal

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deserve a medal

To warrant recognition for persevering through a challenging or tedious situation. This phrase is usually used humorously. Our realtor deserves a medal for putting up with all of our questions today.
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he, she, etc. deˌserves a ˈmedal

(spoken) used to say that you admire somebody because they have done something difficult or unpleasant: You deserve a medal for what you’ve done for him over the years.
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He did not seem to think that he at all deserved a medal from the Humane and Magnanimous Societies.
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Brian Deegan didn't make the podium Friday, but he deserved a medal for bravery, although some might question his sanity.
CLOWERS STEPS UP HIS GAME AT HDC
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