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：2025/11/22
damn with faint praise
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
控えめな賛辞、つまり賞賛がごくわずかで、本当は十分な賞賛になっていない（皮肉や暗示的な批判を含む）表現 / ささやかな賞賛で、実際のところ評価は低く、真心がこもっていないことを示す表現 / 不十分な褒め言葉をあえて用いることで、実はその対象を大きく評価していないことを暗示する表現
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(idiomatic) To provide praise that is minimal or inconsequential, implying that such praise is the best that could be said.
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damn with faint praise
Instead of giving constructive feedback, some managers damn with faint praise and leave employees confused about how to improve.
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Instead of giving constructive feedback, some managers damn with faint praise and leave employees confused about how to improve.
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