to sing the praises
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4.1
- idiom
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cantar las alabanzas
- All right, well, sing the praises of carpet tape, right?
I want to sing the praises of a book called Screen Schooled by two teachers in Fairfax, VA.
- I want to sing the praises of a book called Screen Schooled by two teachers in Fairfax, VA.
- It's those who it's, it's those who sing the praises of every century but this and every country but their own.
Examples
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Pretty much the entire Internet is singing the praises of Kendrick Lamar's new album, good kid, m.A.A.d. city.
Blog text (28) -
I want to sing the praises of a book called Screen Schooled by two teachers in Fairfax, VA.
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Do it, and you too will sing the praises of the beautiful California coast.
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But I was just singing the praises of these things.
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Proof positive that our students are singing the praises of our school lunch program
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I mean it's hard for me to sing the praises of the major labels.
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I don't often sing the praises of this car, but you can tell there that that is quality.
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Relatives hire music groups and accompany them around the town, dancing and singing the praises of the family.
Academic text (1990) -
I have heard that Slick Willy is going around singing the praises of honesty.
Blog text (12) -
After he tasted the dish, he couldn't help but sing the praises of the chef's culinary skills.
Synonyms
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1.0
To shout to show support for someone or something
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1.0
To tell a person that you admire or approve of them
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2.1
To praise someone in public for something they did
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3.2
To show praise in public for a person or idea
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4.1
To welcome or praise someone publicly and enthusiastically
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1.6
To say something nice about someone or their work
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4.6
Speak about something in a very excited, positive way
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4.4
To praise someone or something for good work
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6.1
To praise or advertise something strongly to make people want it
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4.5
To praise someone in public with great excitement for their success
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7.7
To praise someone publicly in a formal way
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5.6
To praise a person or thing too much, often with strong feeling
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7.5
To praise someone or something very much
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7.4
To praise something too much to make people want to buy it
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4.5
Say very good things about someone or something
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6.1
Talk in a very excited way to praise someone or something
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5.6
To talk in an excited way about something you like
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4.1
To say very good things about someone, often in public
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6.4
To praise someone too much to make them seem better
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5.8
Say very good things about someone or something with strong feeling
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9.5
To promote something loudly and with exaggeration to get attention
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8.9
To talk proudly about your achievements to show off
To give a lot of praise, often more than needed
To praise someone publicly for something they did
Antonyms
How Complimentary
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is a metaphorical extension of 'sing' (to vocalize) combined with 'praise' (approval), so a learner who knows both words can often infer that it means to loudly or enthusiastically praise someone. However, because 'sing' is not used literally here and the nuance of public/enthusiastic endorsement is metaphorical rather than strictly compositional, the relation is not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
The idiom sing the praises comes from times when people would actually sing songs or poems that praised someone's deeds or character in public. That's why the phrase now means 'to praise someone or something loudly and in public'.