rave about

rave about
{v. phr.} To talk very enthusiastically about someone or something. * /Hank praised the new TV show very highly but we didn't think it was anything to rave about./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • rave — rave1 [ reıv ] verb intransitive 1. ) rave about/over to speak or write in a very enthusiastic way about something or someone: The critics are raving about her performance. They were all raving over the beauty of the landscape. 2. ) to talk in an …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • rave — I UK [reɪv] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms rave : present tense I/you/we/they rave he/she/it raves present participle raving past tense raved past participle raved 1) a) to talk in an angry and uncontrolled way b) to talk in a crazy way when …   English dictionary

  • rave — v. (D; intr.) to rave about, over; to (she was raveing to us about her grandchild) * * * [reɪv] over to (she was raveing to us about her grandchild) (D; intr.) to rave about …   Combinatory dictionary

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