What would have been a fine compliment to a man sounded almost indecent applied to a woman.
If he pays me a compliment, then fine, how nice.
The fact that he permitted me to see his feelings is the finest compliment I have ever had.
"I just learned something", a phrase he so often used, was, for us, the finest compliment.
A fine compliment was paid you yesterday in the Porch.
That's one of the finest compliments a coach can give another team.
I love how you're making me feel' - which was a fine compliment all by itself.
Irving had paid him a fine compliment, though the assistant chief would never realize it.
Caudell tried to remember if he'd ever had a finer compliment.
Coming from him, that's the finest compliment I guess I'll ever hear.