Usage of "faint praise"

We have no meanings for "faint praise" in our records yet.

Usage of faint praise in English

Of course, you could say I'm damning the platforms with faint praise. 
 The Verge 

Rolfe could afford to ignore the sting contained in such faint praise. 
 The Hampstead Mystery 

But that's faint praise for something that costs almost half a grand. 
 The Guardian 

So it will probably just ignore it, or maybe offer faint praise. 
 Radio NZ 

That sounds like faint praise but I don't mean it to be. 
 Radio NZ 

Perhaps that is too faint praise, for this is a real picture. 
 The Jewel City 

Meanwhile, Lincoln found himself damned with faint praise by leaders in Washington. 
 A. lincoln: a biography 

Then began what quickly turned into a mighty media river of faint praise. 
 The Guardian 

Let us damn with faint praise Bishop Butler, in whom many atoms combined 
 Collections and Recollections 

I am only sorry if that sounds like very faint praise. 
 The Guardian 

If that sounds like faint praise, it is not intended to. 
 The Irish Times 

Whatever she said would be politely cruel-atbest, a damning with faint praise. 
 The Log-Cabin Lady — An Anonymous Autobiography 

This is faint praise, of course, but it's not damning. 
 The Guardian 

The Clinton campaign was not pleased with Koch's faint praise. 
 Reuters 

Nora said in pseudo-petulant tone, "I've been damned with very faint praise." 
 The Big Fix 

Laurence laughed at this faint praise and reached up to scratch Temeraire's neck gently. 
 His Majesty’s Dragon 

faint

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Faint praise across language varieties

United Kingdom

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United States of America

Common

Meanings of faint praise in English