praise someone to someone

[navi tasan]

Are these sentences correct?

1) I praised you to the manager.
2) I sang your praises to the manager.

Meaning: I said things in praise of you to the manager.

'You' and 'the manager' could be replaced by other pronouns or nouns in those sentences. My question would still be the same. I just wanted to see if 'praise' and 'sing someone's praises' could work in that construct.

 

[tedmc]

No, I would say: I praised you/sang praises of you in front of the manager.

 

[emsr2d2]

1) I praised you to the manager.
2) I sang your praises to the manager.

Both sentences are grammatically correct.

 

[emsr2d2]

No, I would say: I praised you/sang praises of you in front of the manager.

"I sang praises of you" isn't correct.

 

[tedmc]

"I sang praises of you" isn't correct.

sang praises for you

 

[teechar]

sang praises for you

That's also no good.
For the benefit of our learners, "to sing someone's/something's praises" is a set expression.

Definition of SING SOMEONE'S/SOMETHING'S PRAISES

to say good things about someone or something often in a very enthusiastic way… See the full definition

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