sing someone's praises



sing someone's praises

Commend someone, especially to others, as in They were singing her praises to the entire community. [Mid-1500s] Also see praise to the skies.
See also: praise, sing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ballaam['bæləm]
Tobit-Biblical, Biblical Latin
Sigfridoseeg-FREE-do (Italian), seeg-FREE-dho (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
JuliusYOO:-li-uws (Ancient Roman), JOO-lee-əs (English), YOO-lee-uws (German)Ancient Roman, English, German
YasirYAH:-sir (Arabic)Arabic, Urdu
ChristaKRIS-tah (German), KRIS-tə (English)German, Danish, English