damn with faint praise
To provide praise that is minimal or inconsequential, implying that such praise is the best that could be said.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer.
faint
/feɪnt/
adj 5verb 3noun 2
Collocations
14(adj.) not strong or clear
VERBS
be, look, sound
She looked faint after donating blood, so the nurse asked her to sit down.
become, grow
Her voice became faint as she whispered the secret across the room.
ADV
extremely, very
The music coming from the next room was extremely faint, so we turned up the volume.
rather
(adj.) near to losing consciousness
VERBS
be, feel, look
ADV
extremely, very | almost
a bit, a little, quite
After running up the stairs, she felt quite faint and had to sit down.
PREP
with
She felt faint with exhaustion after working in the garden all afternoon.
(verb.)
ADV
almost, nearly
VERB + FAINT
be about to, be going to
After running in the heat for an hour, Sarah felt like she was about to faint.
PREP
at
My sister nearly fainted at the news that she had won the lottery.
from
The old man fainted from the extreme heat during the summer festival.
with
He felt like he might faint with fear when the roller coaster suddenly dropped.
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