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
NoemÍno-e-MEE (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Normand['nɔ:mənd]
ZbynĚK-Czech
Douglas['dʌgləs]
Elaheh-Persian
Manonma-NAWN (French)French, Dutch