- fair play to someone
- spoken
used for saying that someone is right to do something and for wishing them good luck
Fair play to Graham, he's done really well.
English dictionary. 2014.
fair play to someone
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fair play to someone — spoken phrase used for saying that someone is right to do something and for wishing them good luck Fair play to Graham, he’s done really well. Thesaurus: ways of wishing someone lucksynonym luck and luckinesshyponym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
fair play to someone — Brit. an expression of approval when someone has done the right thing. → fair play … English new terms dictionary
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