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
Crocetta	kro-CHET-tah	Italian
Susila	soo-SEE-lah	Indonesian
Louhi	-	Finnish Mythology
Amariah	am-ə-RIE-ə (English)	Biblical
Maytal	-	Hebrew
Motya	-	Russian