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.
See also: compliment, pay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Agnar-Norwegian, Icelandic
Cynefri&Eth;-Anglo-Saxon
Vilfred-Danish
Savitri-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Khaliq-Arabic
Joaquim-Portuguese, Catalan