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отдать должное | give someone props (to give someone props is to pay respect, often reluctantly, with newfound appreciation, or with implicit acknowledgement that the respect is long overdue. It's a new noun of American origin, dating from the 1980s, and it was originally short for "proper respect" or "proper recognition". It's usually treated as plural: I've got to give props to Roger for the way he handled that situation Taras) |
следует отдать должное | have to hand it to (someone – кому-либо) You have to hand it to her – she turned that company around and made it profitable. Val_Ships) |
следует отдать должное (кому-либо | have to hand it to (You have to hand it to her – she turned that company around and made it profitable. Val_Ships) |