full marks

noun British.
full credit; due praise.
Origin:
1915–20

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Not exactly a professional business query, but it gets full marks for
  spontaneity and confidence.
So, full marks to you for making a choice, however bad the options.
They deserved full marks, though, for their enterprising program.
Although certainly deserving of full marks for inventiveness, the argument is
  nonetheless entirely specious.
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