She deserves a medal for putting up with that husband of hers.
(never in continuous tenses; often + for)New idioms dictionary. 2014.
deserve a medal — spoken phrase used for saying that you think someone has dealt with a difficult situation very well Thesaurus: ways of praising someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: deserve … Useful english dictionary
deserve a medal — spoken used for saying that you think someone has dealt with a difficult situation very well … English dictionary
deserve — de|serve W3S2 [dıˈzə:v US ə:rv] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin deservire to serve very keenly , from servire to serve ] 1.) to have earned something by good or bad actions or behaviour ▪ What have I done to deserve this?… … Dictionary of contemporary English
deserve — verb (T) 1 to have earned something by good or bad actions or behaviour: You ve been working all morning I think you deserve a rest. | deserve to do sth: The team deserves to win. | deserve it: Yeah, I hit him but he deserved it. | get what you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
deserve — verb ADVERB ▪ certainly, definitely, really, surely ▪ You really deserve a medal! ▪ probably ▪ justly … Collocations dictionary
deserve */*/ — UK [dɪˈzɜː(r)v] / US [dɪˈzɜrv] verb [transitive] Word forms deserve : present tense I/you/we/they deserve he/she/it deserves present participle deserving past tense deserved past participle deserved 1) if you deserve something, it is right that… … English dictionary
deserve — de|serve [ dı zɜrv ] verb transitive ** 1. ) if you deserve something, it is right that you get it, for example because of the way you have behaved: After five hours on your feet you deserve a break. After the way he treated Millie, he deserves… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
medal — noun (C) a round flat piece of metal given to someone who has won a competition or who has done something brave: an Olympic gold medal see also: deserve a medal deserve (3) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
medal — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bronze, gold, silver ▪ He won a gold medal in the 100 metres/meters. ▪ gymnastics, weightlifting, etc. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan — چودہری نیاز علی خان 1976 1880 Born 28 June 1880(1880 06 28) Mahilpur, Punjab, British Indian Empire D … Wikipedia
