in glowing terms/colours

in glowing colors

In a very complimentary, positive, or favorable manner. You must have really impressed your teachers because they speak about you in very glowing colors. That reviewer talked about the film in glowing colors, so I kind of want to see it now. A: "I'm not sold on that candidate." B: "I know, the recruiter didn't exactly talk about him in glowing colors."

See also: color, glow

in glowing terms

In a very complimentary, positive, or favorable manner. You must have really impressed your teachers because they speak about you in very glowing terms. That reviewer talked about the film in glowing terms, so I kind of want to see it now. A: "I'm not sold on that candidate." B: "I know, the recruiter didn't exactly talk about him in glowing terms."

See also: glow, term

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in glowing terms

Fig. using words of praise; using complimentary expressions. The college president described his accomplishments in glowing terms and awarded him with an honorary degree.

See also: glow, term

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

in glowing ˈterms/ˈcolours

(British English) (American English in glowing ˈterms/ˈcolors) in a very positive way: He describes Manchester in glowing terms. I never realized it was such an interesting place. ♢ He spoke of her performance in the movie in glowing terms.

See also: colour, glow, term

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