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
NikkiNIK-eeEnglish
Stine-Danish, Norwegian
Usama-Arabic
Lugubelenus-Ancient Celtic
Nikodemos-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Ildefonso-Spanish