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damn with faint praise

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damn someone or something with faint praise
Fig. to criticize someone or something indirectly by not praising enthusiastically. The critic did not say that he disliked the play, but he damned it with faint praise. Mrs. Brown is very proud of her son's achievements, but damns her daughter's with faint praise.
See also: damn, faint, praise
damn somebody/something with faint praise
to praise something or someone in such a weak way that it is obvious you do not really admire them She damned Reynolds with faint praise, calling him one of the best imitators in the world.
See also: damn, faint, praise
damn (somebody/something) with faint praise
to show only slight approval for someone or something By qualifying his support, you could argue he was damning these leaders with faint praise. Maybe I'm damning them with faint praise, but the Yankees are easier to like than the Atlanta Braves in this series.
See also: damn, faint, praise
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At least, added this reader to damn with faint praise, "your classified section is still believable.
Readers say they just want the facts, but do they? by Klement, David / The Masthead
I hate to damn with faint praise but this is, without doubt, the worst- written, worst-produced and worst-performed piece of television I have seen in my entire existence.
Pathetic and puerile ..it's the worst piece of TV I have ever seen; ... by Brand, Jo / The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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