Meanings
verbpraise to the skies (third-person singular simple present praises to the skies, present participle praising to the skies, simple past and past participle praised to the skies)
present singular third person praises to the skies · participle present praising to the skies · participle past praised to the skies · past praised to the skies
- idiomatictransitiveTo praise or laud (someone or something) excessively.
Synonyms: praise to high heaven
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo praise or laud (someone or something) excessively.
Similar
praise to high heaven
Origin
Translations
Finnish ylistää maasta taivaisiin
- ylistää maasta taivaisiinto praise or laud (someone or something) excessively
French porter aux nues
- porter aux nuesto praise or laud (someone or something) excessively
German in den Himmel heben
- in den Himmel hebento praise or laud (someone or something) excessively
Icelandic hæla á hvert reipi
- hæla á hvert reipito praise or laud (someone or something) excessively
Polish wynosić pod niebiosa, wynieść pod niebiosa
- wynosić pod niebiosato praise or laud (someone or something) excessively
- wynieść pod niebiosato praise or laud (someone or something) excessively
Russian превозноси́ть до небе́с, превознести́ до небе́с
- превозноси́ть до небе́с (prevoznosítʹ do nebés)to praise or laud (someone or something) excessively
- превознести́ до небе́с (prevoznestí do nebés)to praise or laud (someone or something) excessively
- возноси́ть до небе́с (voznosítʹ do nebés)to praise or laud (someone or something) excessively
- вознести́ до небе́с (voznestí do nebés)to praise or laud (someone or something) excessively
- расхваливать на все лады (rasxvalivatʹ na vse lady)to praise or laud (someone or something) excessively
Spanish deshacerse en elogios, hacerse lenguas de
- deshacerse en elogiosto praise or laud (someone or something) excessively
- hacerse lenguas deto praise or laud (someone or something) excessively
- poner por las nubesto praise or laud (someone or something) excessively
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with praise to the skies
sizesuppliesexerciseguysriseprizeliessurprisewisetiesariseadvisediesbuyscompromisefliesauthorizerevisecomprisefriesexcisepiesdyesdemise
All rhymes →Cite this entry
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praise to the skies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praise%20to%20the%20skies
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“praise to the skies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praise%20to%20the%20skies. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “praise to the skies,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praise%20to%20the%20skies.
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