extol

extol (someone or something) as (something)

To highlight and praise the positive aspects of someone or something by depicting it or them as having a certain quality or fulfilling a certain role. After he made that sizable donation, we extolled him as the savior of the program.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

extol someone or something as something

to praise someone or something as something. We extolled her as a heroine. The salesman extolled the medicine as a cure-all.
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praise someone or something to the skies

Fig. 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.
See also: praise, skies
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

praise to the skies

Commend lavishly or excessively, as in The critics praised the new soprano to the skies. This expression, alluding to lofty praise, was in the 1600s put as extol to the skies but acquired its present form in the early 1800s. Also see sing one's praises.
See also: praise, skies
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • extol (someone or something) as (something)
  • extol as
  • extoll
  • establish
  • establish (oneself, someone, or something) as (something)
  • establish as
  • treat (someone or something) like (someone or something else)
  • treat like
  • certain
  • be certain of (something)
References in periodicals archive
From left, Alisha Charlton, 11, head girl; Julie Deville, CEO of Extol Trust; Jack Gettins, 11, head boy; Ava Keerie, 6; Coun Phil Tye; Sarah Mincher, deputy headteacher; Emma Robins, headteacher; Joshua Richmond, 6
'Broken' schools 'unrecognisable' from the past
Fairmount Partners advised Extol on the transaction.
Cleo Acquires Software Integration Specialist Extol
As a result of the partnership, EXTOL's customers can leverage Primeur's Managed File Transfer (MFT) capabilities to more securely track data as it moves across their partner networks.
Primeur Join Forces with EXTOL to Provide a World-Class Managed File Transfer and Data Exchange Solution
The 1.3 litre Extol will eventually replace the Hijet micro-van which has been a firm favourite with small businesses for many years.
DRIVETIME: MOTORING: Extol van sees off legendary Hijet
Perhaps there is a modern writer (female) who might extol the virtues of a good husband and father!
THOUGHT for the DAY
One of the latest such vans to hit the streets is from Daihatsu and is called the Extol. It features a lively 1.3 engine and a 615kg payload.
Compacts quipped to do the business
C.Benson are, correctly,as follows: ``Land of Hope and Glory,Mother of the Free,How shall we extol thee,Who are born of thee?
You say: Shortpoints
"While people extol Canada's health system, few realise that private health care is now illegal in Canada and the public system is collapsing under the weight of its own bureaucracy."
The Barbarian Invasions
He then goes on to extol what he really likes about Jesus.
The Luciani legacy
In short, the censorship our conservative commissars sorely desire and soaringly extol has long been with us - and has long been used to suppress their own views.
Censory Deception
Whenever I hear a coach extol the short passing game that focuses on possession and individual skill or whenever I hear a great coach like Anson Dorrance say that "attacking at all costs is the way the game should be played," I want to ask:
Attractive, open, attacking soccer: how about that?
Vancouverites are always ready to extol the virtues of their home--its gentle climate and its wealth of recreational options: You can ski, you can sunbathe, you can take a walk on the seawall around Stanley Park, or you can simply enjoy the breathtaking views from any number of spots in and around the city.
Out of sight, out of mind
Extol demonstrated three Infrastake IR heat-staking systems: a standard single-head unit, a single-head unit with rotary parts-handling table, and a multi-head unit for high-speed assembly of parts with numerous, predictably located fastening points.
New welding technologies: why they grabbed attention at NPE; processors discovered an expanding range of new laser welding equipment, the first truly commercial infrared welding and staking systems, and more powerful and precise ultrasonic welders