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- sing the praises of (someone or something)
sing the praises of (someone or something)
sing the praises of (someone or something)
To speak very highly of someone or something; to enthusiastically endorse someone or something; to extol the virtues, benefits, or good qualities of someone or something. Our manager has been singing the praises of the new developers she hired. I just hope that they're up to the job! Jeff was singing the praises of his smartphone all last week, until it froze on him all of a sudden last night.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Maitland | | - | English (Rare) |
| Sample | | ['sæmpl] | |
| Aike | | - | Frisian |
| Justice | | JUS-tis | English |
| Celestina | | the-le-STEE-nah (Spanish), se-le-STEE-nah (Latin American Spanish), che-le-STEE-nah (Italian) | Spanish, Italian |
| Leroy | | LEE-roi | English |