compliment on



compliment someone on something

to say something nice to someone about something connected to that person. I was pleased with Alice's work and complimented her on it. They complimented me on my new tie.
See also: compliment, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Francettefrawn-SETFrench
Sigge-Swedish
'Asenat-Biblical Hebrew
Gopala-Hinduism
Paulenepaw-LEENEnglish (Rare)
Astarteəs-TAHR-tee (English)Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized), Biblical Greek