Usually means: Acknowledge merits despite personal faults.
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  1. give the devil his due: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. give the devil his due: Collins English Dictionary
  3. (to) give the devil his due: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. give the devil his due: Wiktionary
  5. Give the devil his due: Dictionary.com
  6. Give the Devil His Due: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Give the Devil his Due: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  8. give the devil his due: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. give the devil his due: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (give the devil his due)

verb:  (idiomatic, informal) To acknowledge the positive qualities of a person who is unpleasant or disliked.

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