sing someone's praises

sing (someone's or something's) praises

To speak very highly of something or someone; to enthusiastically endorse someone or something; to extol the virtues, benefits, or good qualities of someone or something. Our manager has been singing the new developers' praises. I hope they're up to the job! Jeff sang his phone's praises right up until it froze on him all of a sudden last night.
See also: praise, sing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sing someone's praises

Commend someone, especially to others, as in They were singing her praises to the entire community. [Mid-1500s] Also see praise to the skies.
See also: praise, sing
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • be/have done with somebody/something
  • be in line with (someone or something)
  • better of
  • (someone or something) promises well
  • begin with
  • begin with (someone or something)
  • bird has flown, the
  • beware of
  • beware of (someone or something)
  • be rough on (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
Resist the urge to sing someone's praises to get in their good books.
STARS
Ask yourself: Are you too cool to sing someone's praises? Too busy to remark upon a loved one's best qualities?
Turns of Praise
Of course, it is easy to sing someone's praises after they have scored a hat-trick against Arsenal and then followed up with a goal to secure Liverpool's place in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Football: Crouch proving he's Reds class
Forget Jonathan Edwards' new day job, the triple-jump legend is not a man to sing someone's praises willy-nilly.
HEAD AND SHALDERS