speak highly of

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speak highly of someone or something

1. [for someone] to say good things about someone or something. she always speaks highly of you. Everyone spoke highly of this movie, but it is not good.

2. [for a fact] to reflect well on someone or something. The success of your project speaks highly of you. All of this good news speaks highly of your ability to influence people.

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Some of the lads in the Saints dressing room who know him better than I do, like Leon Pryce who was with him at Bradford, speak highly of him and that's good enough for me. Rugby Union: Why I'm for Mac by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) The majority of parents are very supportive and speak highly of head teacher Vic Scutt and the "positive ethos" which can be felt around the school. Fire-hit school on right track; SHIRLEY: Light Hall shows clear ... by Birmingham Mail (England) But Judge William Gaskell told him: 'You are of good character and people speak highly of you but that night you had drunk more than was good for you. 18 months for ear biter by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)			spare spare no effort to spare no expense spare the rod and spoil the child spare tire spark spark off sparkle with sparks fly spatter spatter around spatter on spatter up spatter with spaz spaz around spaz down spaz out speak speak about speak against speak down to speak for speak for itself speak from speak highly of speak ill of speak language speak mind speak of speak of the devil speak off-the-cuff speak on speak out speak out of turn speak the same language speak to speak too soon speak up speak up for speak volumes speak with speak with a forked tongue speak with a plum in mouth speak with forked tongue speak with one voice speaking speaking as speaking candidly speaking for oneself speaking of			speak speak Speak (disambiguation) Speak (disambiguation) speak about speak about speak against speak against speak against speak at great length Speak Clear Association of Cameroon speak clearly speak derisively speak disparagingly of speak down to speak down to speak down to Speak English Or Die speak evil speak evil of speak falsely speak for speak for speak for speak for speak for itself speak for themselves speak formally speak from Speak Good English Movement speak highly of speak ill speak ill speak ill speak ill of speak ill of speak in earnest speak in tongues speak in tongues speak in tongues speak in tongues speak language speak logically speak mind speak mind speak mind Speak Now Against the Day Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace speak of speak of speak of slightingly speak of the devil speak of the devil speak of the devil speak of the devil speak off-the-cuff speak on speak on speak on oath speak one’s mind speak out

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