单词 | to sing one's praises |
释义 | > as lemmasto sing one's praises b. to sing one's praises, to be loud in laudation of (a person, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > commend or praise [verb (intransitive)] > loudly to sing one's praises1565 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Cantus To synge ones greate prayse. 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist ii. i. sig. Dv I'll Be bound, the Players shall sing your praises, then, Without their Poets. View more context for this quotation 1778 F. Burney Let. 27 Aug. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 114 Dr. Johnson..was so caught by it..that he has sung its praises ever since. 1858 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xxxi May we modest Œnophilists not sing the praises of our favourite plant? < as lemmas |
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