damn with faint praise
idiom
: to give praise without enthusiasm in a way that shows one really dislikes someone or something
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Boasting about a better performance than Trump is to damn with faint praise, especially where Putin is concerned.
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Garry Kasparov, CNN, 19 June 2021
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Garry Kasparov, CNN, 19 June 2021
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“Damn with faint praise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damn%20with%20faint%20praise. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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