From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsomebody deserves a medalsomebody deserves a medalspokenADMIRE used to say that you admire the way someone dealt with a situation or problemsomebody deserves a medal for You deserve a medal for putting up with Ian’s constant demands. → deserve
Examples from the Corpus
somebody deserves a medal• If you can sit through all 10 hours of lectures, you deserve a medal.• It takes a lot of work and Sheree deserves a medal.• His dad deserves a medal for brushing aside officials to reach his injured son. 