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praise with faint damns

idiom

To provide minimal critique, implying that the criticism is the worst that could be said of someone or something.

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  1. 01

    damn with faint praise

    To provide praise that is minimal or inconsequential, implying that such praise is the best that could be said.

  2. 02

    praise to the skies

    To praise or laud (someone or something) excessively.

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