speak well/highly of sb

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Definition of speak well/highly of sb words

phrase speak well/highly of sb If you speak well of someone or speak highly of someone, you say good things about them. If you speak ill of someone, you criticize them. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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