praise to the skies

praise someone or something to the skies

Fig. to give someone or something much praise. He wasn't very good, but his friends praised him to the skies. They liked your pie. Everyone praised it to the skies.

praise somebody/something to the skies

to praise someone or something very much At first she would praise him to the skies for every minor achievement.

praise to the skies

Commend lavishly or excessively, as in The critics praised the new soprano to the skies. This expression, alluding to lofty praise, was in the 1600s put as extol to the skies but acquired its present form in the early 1800s. Also see sing one's praises.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Annag	-	Scottish
Buddha	-	History
Severus	-	Ancient Roman
Deshaun	-	African American
Elektra	-	Greek Mythology
Perikles	-	Ancient Greek