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Meanings of complimentary things in English

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Usage of complimentary things in English
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No, no; don't say any more complimentary things to me just yet.
Armadale
2
Both teams have been saying very complimentary things about each other this week.
The Irish Times
3
It was my part, not yours, to think the complimentary things about you.
The Price She Paid
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I'm tickled nearly to death to have you say such complimentary things to me.
Writing for Vaudeville
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Dicky had indeed been saying a number of complimentary things about Morton, which he fully deserved.
Ronald Morton; or, the Fire Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War
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I totally agree with the complimentary things the Minister for Health, Mr Noonan, said about them recently.
The Irish Times
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Other people have said very complimentary things!
The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him
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All the papers mention 'Arivana,' and each strives to outdo his neighbor in writing complimentary things about me.
The Northern Light
9
I had sent the hotel my book in which I said complimentary things, and I got a great welcome.
Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis
10
The horse-trader kept bowing and smiling and saying complimentary things about my obvious good judgement, but I faded him out.
Paths not taken
11
While John Roche did say some complimentary things about members, he was mainly critical of Opus Dei and advocated changes.
The Irish Times
12
Right now one was telling him how good he was and saying complimentary things about the size of his penis.
Depraved
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The writer assured him, however, that she was an old friend, and said many tender and complimentary things of him.
The Citizen-Soldier / or, Memoirs of a Volunteer
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Pauline While she was helping me to dress, an instant ago, she said a great many complimentary things about you!
The Stepmother, A Drama in Five Acts
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The voice of Keggs, saying complimentary things about the Gobelin Tapestry, came to their ears like the roll of distant drums.
A Damsel in Distress
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She was introduced to Archie, who said some complimentary things about Squadron-Leader G., and was finally prevailed upon to accept the position.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
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