deserves a medal

Meaning

1. sb deserves a medal

   used to say that you admire sb because they have done sth difficult or unpleasant

In the movies · 4

• I think the Batman deserves a medal.Batman Begins2005
• "Welcome back, bοys. You deserve medals!"Willow1988
• Well, if they're safe, Oliver certainly deserves a medal.Sons of the Desert1933
• - You deserve the damn medal. - I carry?No Way Out1987

From the same entry

• get what you deserve
• one good turn deserves another