give the devil his due
отдавать должное противнику\ плохому человеку
Julian is not much of a doctor. However, you have to give the devil his due - his patients like him.
Другие идиомы:
- give (someone) their freedom
- give (someone) a break
- Give me five!
- give (something) a whirl
- give a wide birth to (someone or something)
- give (someone) a free hand (with something)
- give voice to (one's feelings)
- give (someone) the creeps
- give it to (someone) straight
- give (someone) a bum steer
- give (someone) the green light
- give (someone) one's word
- give out
- give up the ghost
- give (someone) a start