sing of

sing of (someone or something)

To tell a story about something or give praise to someone, especially in verse. The poet sings of an epic battle waged centuries ago. The nation still sings of its hero to this very day.
See also: of, sing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sing of someone or something

to tell about or sing a song about someone or something. The folksinger sang of Paul Bunyan. They all sang of happier times in the past.
See also: of, sing
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • sing of (someone or something)
  • (someone or something) to shout about
  • till the fat lady sings
  • until the fat lady sings
  • commend (someone) for (something)
  • commend for
  • a word of praise is equal to ointment on a sore
  • ointment
  • mutual
  • mutual admiration society
References in classic literature
For very long after they became Christian the Saxons kept their old pagan ways of thought, and Caedmon, when he came to sing of holy things, sang as a minstrel might.
English Literature For Boys And Girls
IN GOOD VOICE: Hymns and anthems were sung at the Holmfirth Musical Festival's 64th annual Feast Sing in Victoria Park in 1954 (54.2780); HUNDREDS OF VOICES: Despite the intermittent rain at the event in 1954, the grassy banks of Victoria Park were crowded with people (54-2775); GREY SKIES: The Feast Sing of 1961 was held in fine drizzle in Victoria Park rather than the wet weather plan of holding it in the Holmfirth Wesleyan Methodist Church.
LANDMARK: Holmfirth Sing in Victoria Park
John assumes that he is not worthy to sing of God's redemption when that redemption is standing before him in human form.
The Baptism of Our Lord: January 9, 2005
In the branches above her, forest birds assemble to sing of Nature's sadness.
Female Complaintes: Laments of Venus, Queens, and City Women in Late Sixteenth-Century France [*]