English / idiom
Damn Someone with Faint Praise
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To praise someone so halfheartedly that it essentially conveys criticism or disapproval
In context
01
By merely remarking that the candidate was punctual, the director damned him with faint praise.
02
The critic damned the documentary with faint praise by calling it well-intentioned but unremarkable.
Synonyms
backhanded compliment,lukewarm endorsement,subtle criticism
Antonyms
lavish praise,commend heartily,praise to the skies
Collocations
damn with faint praise,subtly damn with faint praise,damn a colleague with faint praise