praise to the skies

praise (someone or something) to the skies

To heap lavish or excessive amounts of praise on someone or something. All the film critics have been praising her performance to the skies, but I thought it was a bit wooden, to be honest. Your previous boss praised you to the skies in his letter of recommendation, so we have high hopes for you here.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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.
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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.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

praise somebody/something to the ˈskies

praise somebody/something very much; say somebody/something is very good, beautiful, etc: She’s always praising you to the skies: she says she’s never had such a good assistant before. OPPOSITE: not have a good word to say for/about somebody/something
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

praise to the skies, to

To commend lavishly; by extension, excessively. Earlier versions of this expression include laud and extol to the skies/heavens/ stars, as in Sir Thomas More’s “They praysed him farre above the Starres” (The History of Kyng Richard the Third, 1513). See also sky's the limit.
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The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • praise (someone or something) to the skies
  • praise somebody/something to the skies
  • skies
  • to the skies
  • lavish
  • lavish (someone or something) with (something)
  • lavish with
  • lavish (something) (up)on (someone or something)
  • lavish on
  • heap of (something)
References in periodicals archive
How much of our dayto-day conversation is negative and deconstructive, complaining about station closures and traffic mayhem on The Strand (guilty!), rather than seeking out the positives we could praise to the skies, if we only bothered to look?
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