گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'pay a compliment'

1 general:: Express praise or commendation to someone, as in Meredith wanted to pay Christopher a compliment so she told him she liked his new haircut. This expression uses pay in the sense of ‘‘give something that is due." [c. 1700]

2 general:: Phrase(s): pay someone a compliment Fig. to give someone a compliment. • Tom paid Bill a compliment when he told him he was intelligent. • Mary was very gracious when Anne paid her a compliment.