pay someone a compliment
idiomPart ofcompliment
pay someone a compliment — idiom
1. to express praise or admiration for someone, usually face to face.
1.idiom
Definition
to express praise or admiration for someone, usually face to face.
Example
Anong paid her colleague a compliment on the creative design of the new website.
Jessica blushed when her professor paid her a compliment about her essay.