Collocations for compliment - noun

big, great, tremendous, ultimate
To listen to someone is the greatest compliment you can pay.

biggest, highest
nice, wonderful
unexpected
backhanded, left-handed (AmE)
In a backhanded compliment she said he looked very good for his age.

give, pay sb
mean sth as
Please don't misunderstand me—I meant it as a compliment.

get, receive
accept, acknowledge, take
She acknowledged their compliments with a big smile.

appreciate
regard sth as, take sth as
I'll take that as a compliment.

fish for
She's always fishing for compliments about her looks.

repay, return
He returned her compliment by saying how well she looked.

compliment on
She received several compliments on her speech.

compliment to
If Mark's wearing a suit, that'll be a compliment to you!

give sb, present (sb with), send sb
Please give my compliments to your wife.

slip (BrE)
The only enclosure was a formal compliments slip from the accounts department.

with sb's compliment (= free)
All guests will receive a bottle of champagne with our compliments.

compliment to
my compliments to the chef