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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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Greig | | GREG | Scottish |
| Tobit | | - | Biblical, Biblical Latin |
| Marci | | MAHR-see | English |
| Daisy | | ['deizi] | |
| Gil (1) | | HEEL (Spanish), ZHEEL (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Cleopas | | KLEE-ə-pəs (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin |