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
Ellison['elisən]
Emilis-Lithuanian
JadenJAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
HelahHEE-lə (English)Biblical
ThanhTUNG, TUNVietnamese
NemesisNEM-ə-sis (English)Greek Mythology