praise from Sir Hubert

praise from Sir Hubert

The most prestigious compliment one can receive. Derived from a line in the 1797 Thomas Morton play A Cure for the Heartache. The CEO actually commended you for your work on the project? Wow, that's praise from Sir Hubert indeed!
See also: praise, sir
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • drop into (one's) lap
  • drop/fall into somebody's lap
  • be in the right spot at the right time
  • catch a tiger by the tail
  • the blame for (something)
  • be nothing to (one)
  • be/mean nothing to somebody
  • start out at (something or some place)
  • start out at an amount of money
  • cook the books