sing the praises of
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Meaning · English
To enthusiastically express admiration or approval
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Thể hiện sự ngưỡng mộ hoặc phê duyệt nhiệt tình
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Literally: to sing praises
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Conservative candidates with Saatchi style slogans and sober suits will tell the province's electorate about the ‘ Thatcher economic miracle’ and will sing the praises of the Government's record on the NHS.
SINITTA Singing the praises of dog ownership
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
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Equivalents & related
Common questions
What does “sing the praises of” mean?
To enthusiastically express admiration or approval Literally: to sing praises
Is “sing the praises of” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
What is the closest equivalent?
“ca ngợi” (Tiếng Việt) — near equivalent.
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