pay compliment

pay someone compliment

Fig. to give someone a compliment. Tom paid Bill a compliment when he told him he was intelligent. Mary was very gracious when Anne paid her a compliment.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Feliciana	fe-lee-THYAH-nah (Spanish), fe-lee-SYAH-nah (Latin American Spanish), fay-lee-CHYAH-nah (Italian)	Spanish, Italian, Late Roman
Lana	LAH-nə (English)	English, Russian, Croatian, Serbian
Zahi	-	Arabic
Adeline	a-də-LEEN (French), AD-ə-lien (English)	French, English
JenŐ	-	Hungarian
Kleitos	-	Ancient Greek