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pay a compliment

pay a compliment

Express praise or commendation to someone, as in Meredith wanted to pay Christopher a compliment so she told him she liked his new haircut . This expression uses pay in the sense of "give something that is due." [c. 1700]
See also: compliment, pay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LucioLOO-cho (Italian)Italian, Spanish
Lana['lænə]
SpencerSPEN-sərEnglish
Juda-Arabic
Applegarth['æplgæθ]
ArchibaldAHR-chə-bawldScottish, English
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