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Значение идиомы give the devil his due

[give the devil his due] {v. phr.} To be fair, even to someone whois bad; tell the truth about a person even though you don’t like him,

I don’t like Mr. Jones, but to give the devil his due, I must admitthat he is a good teacher.


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