sing praises

sing praises
sing (someone's/something's) praises to praise someone or something very much.

You've obviously made a good impression on Paul - he was singing your praises last night.

Mat seems happy enough in Brighton - he's always singing its praises.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • sing something's praises — sing someone’s/​something’s praises phrase to talk about how good someone or something is Mary likes you. She’s always singing your praises. Thesaurus: to praise someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: sing …   Useful english dictionary

  • sing someone's praises — sing someone’s/​something’s praises phrase to talk about how good someone or something is Mary likes you. She’s always singing your praises. Thesaurus: to praise someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: sing …   Useful english dictionary

  • sing someone's praises — sing (someone s/something s) praises to praise someone or something very much. You ve obviously made a good impression on Paul he was singing your praises last night. Mat seems happy enough in Brighton he s always singing its praises …   New idioms dictionary

  • sing something's praises — sing (someone s/something s) praises to praise someone or something very much. You ve obviously made a good impression on Paul he was singing your praises last night. Mat seems happy enough in Brighton he s always singing its praises …   New idioms dictionary

  • sing the praises of — To commend enthusiastically • • • Main Entry: ↑praise * * * I express enthusiastic approval or admiration of (someone or something) Uncle Felix never stopped singing her praises II see praise …   Useful english dictionary

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