damn someone something with faint praise Idiome

praise him to the skies

praise him a lot, sing his praises Wade is an excellent student. His teachers praise him to the skies.

sing his praises

praise him a lot, talk in glowing terms His mom is always singing his praises, saying he's a good boy.

in praise of

praising赞扬；表扬
Much has been said in praise of our monitor．人们说了许多赞扬我们班长的话。
Everyone of us spoke in praise of her heroism．我们大家都赞扬她的英雄行为。

praise up

praise fully盛赞
They have been praising you up to everyone they meet．他们见到谁都赞扬你。

sing one's praises

Idiom(s): sing one's praises

Theme: PRAISE

to praise someone highly and enthusiastically.
• The boss is singing the praises of his new secretary.
• The theater critics are singing the praises of the young actor.

praise to the skies

Idiom(s): praise sb or sth to the skies

Theme: PRAISE

to give someone or something much praise.
• He wasn't very good, but his friends praised him to the skies.
• They liked your pie. Everyone praised it to the skies.

damn with faint praise

Idiom(s): damn sb or sth with faint praise

Theme: CRITICISM

to criticize someone or something indirectly by not praising enthusiastically.
• The critic did not say that he disliked the play, but he damned it with faint praise.
• Mrs. Brown is very proud of her son's achievements, but damns her daughter's with faint praise.

sing one's praises|praises|sing

v. phr. To extol or praise continuously. The audience left the concert with everyone singing the praises of the young piano virtuoso.

praise

praise
In addition to the idiom beginning with praise, also see damn with faint praise; sing someone's praises.

sing someone's praises

sing someone's praises
Commend someone, especially to others, as in They were singing her praises to the entire community. [Mid-1500s] Also see praise to the skies.

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