pay a compliment (pey a kompliment)

He always knows how to **pay a compliment** to make someone feel better.

Idiom Kindness

Meaning

to give praise or admiration to someone

Meaning Translation

делать комплименты или выражать восхищение кому-то

delat' komplimenty ili vyrazhat' voskhishchenie komu-to

He always knows how to pay a compliment to make someone feel better.

Он всегда знает, как сделать комплимент, чтобы заставить кого-то чувствовать себя лучше.

On vsegda znaet, kak sdelat' kompliment, chtoby zastoavit' kogo-to chuvstvovat' sebya luchshe.

to give money in exchange for goods or services

a polite expression of praise or admiration; to politely praise someone

to adapt and learn quickly without prior preparation

something that happens which you always wished for

stating one’s personal opinion only, not others’

to keep working or performing despite pain or hardship

keep silent about a secret

to accept praise for something one did