praise with faint damns

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To provide minimal critique, implying that the criticism is the worst that could be said of someone or something. idiomatic,transitive
    — The former accordingly greeted his book with warm approval, and the latter praised it with faint damns.

词形变化

praises with faint damns present,singular,third-person praising with faint damns participle,present praised with faint damns participle,past praised with faint damns past

词源

Inversion of damn with faint praise.
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