| Collocation | Pay a compliment |
|---|---|
| Type | Verb + Noun |
| Examples | to say something nice to someone; to praise someone for something. / Jane complained that her husband never paid her any compliments anymore. / John paid Lucy a compliment when he told her she was smart. / He wanted to pay her a compliment so he told her he liked her beautiful eyes. |
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