give the devil his due

give the devil his due  {v. phr.}
To be fair, even to someone who is bad; tell the truth about a person even though you don't like him,
I don't like Mr. Jones, but to give the devil his due, I must admit that he is a good teacher.
Categories: verb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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