faint praise
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffaintandpraise
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faint
adjective
uk/feɪnt/us/feɪnt/
not strong or ...
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praise
noun[U]
uk/preɪz/us/preɪz/
things that you say that express your admiration and approval of someone ...
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(Definition offaintandpraisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffaint praise
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It isfaintpraiseto say that his book is by far the best on the subject it treats.
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This may seem likefaintpraise, but it isn't.
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To say that all the performances were completely masterly (and, in some cases masterful) technically, and wonderfully powerful and expressive would be to slander them by usingfaintpraise.
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In response to those that we accept, we have either allowed them to go through or allowed ourselves a littlefaintpraiseof them.
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But if it was praise which he was expressing it was veryfaintpraise.
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That is hardlyfaintpraise—the man means it.
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It seems to me that that is ratherfaintpraiseof one aspect, and one aspect only, of one particular proposal.
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I do not go along with thefaintpraisethat has been given to this concept.
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Of course, it may have beenfaintpraise, but it was nonetheless praise.
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He veiled that attack behind afaintpraise.
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That is veryfaintpraiseindeed, and it is intended as such.
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It may have beenfaintpraise, but it is praise that seldom comes from that quarter.
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He may regard that asfaintpraise, but praise it is meant to be.
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I know that this sounds likefaintpraise.
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The allegations are glossed over with ratherfaintpraisefor the system.
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None the less, it is better than nothing, and we are prepared to allow it to pass withfaintpraiseand a very half-hearted blessing.
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That isfaintpraiseindeed.
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That sounds little more thanfaintpraise.
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That seemsfaintpraiseindeed.
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