ascribe success to hard work

/əˈskraɪb səkˈses tə hɑːrd wɜːrk/

verb phrase

  1. To say that success was caused by, or is mainly due to, hard work.

    B2

    transitive: ascribe something to something

    • "She ascribes her success to hard work."B1

Common mistakes

  • ascribe success for hard work→ascribe success to hard work

    Use the preposition “to” after “ascribe.”

Collocations

ascribe success toascribe success to hard workascribe failure tocredit success to hard workattribute success to hard workhard work

Word family

ascribeascription