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单词 damn with faint praise
释义

damn with faint praise

idiom
topraisesomeone or something so little or with so littleenthusiasmthat itsuggestsyou do not reallyadmirethem:
Ofcourse, to say arestaurantisn't asbadas youthoughtit would be is todamnwithfaintpraise.
Somecritics, whilerespectinghispreviouswork, willdamnhis newideaswithfaintpraise.
Heappearedin hisinterviewtodamnhiscolleaguewithfaintpraise.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Disapproving & criticizing
  • anathematize
  • animadversion
  • aspersion
  • assail
  • aw
  • backbite
  • criticism
  • dim
  • fault
  • niggle
  • nitpick
  • nitpicking
  • peanut gallery
  • people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesidiom
  • personalization
  • personalize
  • philippic
  • pick
  • sarky
  • tear
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(Definition ofdamn with faint praisefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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