to redirect compliments to the people who earned them
rediriger les compliments vers les personnes qui les ont mérités (rediriger les compliments vers les personnes qui les ont mérités)
"Great mentors hand back praise to the colleagues who did the work."
"Les grands mentors hand back praise aux collègues qui ont fait le travail." (les grands mentors **hand back praise** aux collègues qui ont fait le travail)
to follow someone’s example or career path
to remove or take liquid from a source
to simplify something to its essential points
to go beyond what is normally possible or expected
to voice concerns on behalf of people who are absent
to study something intensively before an event