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to claim somebody else's contribution as one's own, often at the expense of that person
SOP: just steal (“to appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement”) + credit (“recognition, respect and admiration”).
Note that "steal credit" is generally followed by "for", as in, "X stole credit for Y", so it's just saying they unjustly appropriated recognition, respect and admiration for doing something. Even where it isn't, it's implied by context. It's also not bound: "took credit", "stole undue credit", "stole recognition" etc. Theknightwho (talk) 15:56, 14 June 2024 (UTC)
- Isn't it also possible to "steal credit" in the financial sense? E.g., by taking out a loan in another person's name, relying on their good credit history. bd2412 T 04:11, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
- Failed P. Sovjunk (talk) 22:49, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Same issue. Theknightwho (talk) 15:57, 14 June 2024 (UTC)
- Delete
bothsteal credit, SOP. Abstain on take credit. PUC – 18:00, 14 June 2024 (UTC) - Keep "take credit". Strongly a set phrase. We virtually never say things like "I'm going to take recognition for that", or "I'm going to take praise for that", or "I'm going to take approval for that", or "I'm going to take acknowledgement for that", etc. Mihia (talk) 20:44, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Mihia Yes, but you can use a variety of verbs with credit (in fact, pretty much anything that can mean steal), which means that's where the sense belongs. The fact that recognition, praise, approval and acknowledgement aren't exact synonyms (i.e. can't be used in the precise same way) isn't relevant. Theknightwho (talk) 04:50, 16 June 2024 (UTC)
- I agree with Mihia. Keep "take credit". DonnanZ (talk) 23:08, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
- Delete both as clearly SoP. * Pppery * it has begun... 17:19, 30 June 2024 (UTC)