pay compliment

pay (one) a compliment

To compliment one; to give one a piece of praise. It took me a little while to realize that he was paying me a compliment. It isn't often she pays her employees compliments, so you should really feel proud.
See also: compliment, pay
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pay someone compliment

Fig. to give someone a compliment. Tom paid Bill a compliment when he told him he was intelligent. Mary was very gracious when Anne paid her a compliment.
See also: compliment, pay
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • pay (one) a compliment
  • pay a compliment
  • return the compliment
  • as one door closes, another (one) opens
  • as one door closes, another one opens
  • as one door closes, another opens
  • 1FTR
  • pay (one) a backhanded compliment
  • pay (one) a left-handed compliment
  • pay a backhanded compliment
References in classic literature
"Upon my word, Dorian, Miss Sibyl knows how to pay compliments."
Picture Of Dorian Gray
I want to pay compliment to the initial investigators and the people that followed up on it which resulted in a The lengthy sentence for Brian Rattigan today.
TAKE RATT; DRUG LORD JAILED OVER KILLING OF DECLAN, 21; Smug gang boss Rattigan thought he'd be free in months then judge cages him for another nine years
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I'd have to pay compliment to our management team as well - we pushed them hard.
EVANS' ROSCOMMON TOUCH
At Sligo on Sunday trainers were queueing up to pay compliment to the watering of the track by Brian Kennedy and his team, in consultation with clerk of the course Lorcan Wyer.
Serious grounds for debate in current climate
Coach Huub Stevens said: "I have to pay compliment to the team for their will to win."
FOOTBALL: Defeat would have Hert us badly
With the words, "you're acting colored," she can pay compliment to a close--black or white--friend.
Word waves
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"I've got to pay compliment to my predecessors for what has gone on before," he says.
Foundations Laid
I would like, as most speakers have done, to pay compliments to the CDC and its chairman for a job well done.
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Steve later explains, 'That's the way we pay compliments in Hollywood-they're like regular compliments, but with a slight passive-aggressive dig at the end.'
Wit, comedic timing and trivia enliven Steve Martin and Martin Short's comedy show
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*Learn to pay compliments to people you disagree with.
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His voice was rich and could pay compliments in gentle tones or threaten when voice and eyes were on the attack.
TONY LEWIS