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Collocations for praise - noun

ADJECTIVE

considerable, effusive, extravagant, fulsome, glowing, great, high, lavish, special, unstinting, warm
The speech earned him lavish praise from the press.
faint
My comment sounds like damning with faint praise (= praise so little that you seem to be criticizing).
widespread
universal
critical (= praise from the critics of art, music, etc.)
The novels have won widespread critical praise.
public
His accomplishments won him wide public praise.

VERB + praise

be full of, be fulsome in, be gushing in, be unstinting in, gush with
The critics were full of praise for the movie.
The director is equally gushing in his praise of the actor.
He was unstinting in his praise of his teacher.
She gushed with praise for the winners.
give sb, have, offer
He has great praise for his co-stars.
single sb out for
The team's coach singled his goalkeeper out for praise.
heap, lavish, shower (sb with)
an article heaping praise on the government
come in for, receive
attract, draw, earn, garner, get, win
The play has attracted universal praise.
deserve
These artists deserve praise for the clarity of their visions.

PREPOSITION

beyond praise
This book is beyond praise.
in praise of
He wrote many poems in praise of his wife.
praise for
They earned praise for their efforts.
praise from
The decision also won praise from local people.
praise of
her praise of his skill
praise to
much joyous singing and praise to God

PHRASES

a chorus of praise, a paean of praise
The French manager led the chorus of praise for the German team.
have nothing but praise for sb/sth
The patients interviewed had nothing but praise for the hospital staff.
sing sb's praises
The newspapers were singing the president's praises.
a word of praise
There were words of praise for the show's designer.

Collocations for praise - verb

ADVERB

effusively, highly, lavishly, warmly
He praised all his staff highly.
publicly
justly, rightly
Her achievements in this field have been rightly praised.
repeatedly
She repeatedly praised him and his works.

VERB + praise

be quick to
The defeated captain was quick to praise the winning team.

PREPOSITION

for
They praised him for his cooking.

PHRASES

be unanimously praised, be universally praised, be widely praised
The album has been universally praised for its creativity.
praise sb/sth to the skies
Her manager praised her to the skies.

Praise is used with these nouns as the subject:
critic

Praise is used with these nouns as the object:
bravery, decision, effort, god, work

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