speak+ill+of
31speak (or think) ill of — say (or think) something critical about. → ill …
32ill-speak — v. see ill B …
33speak well of somebody — speak ˈwell/ˈill of sb idiom (formal) to say good or bad things about sb • She never speaks ill of anyone. Main entry: ↑speakidiom …
34speak well of — speak well for/of/ phrase to show that something is correct or effective The lower crime rate speaks well for the police department’s new strategy. Thesaurus: to show or agree that something is truesynonym Main entry: speak * * * …
35ill — /il/, adj., worse, worst, n., adv. adj. 1. of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She felt ill, so her teacher sent her to the nurse. 2. objectionable; unsatisfactory; poor; faulty: ill manners. 3. hostile; unkindly: ill feeling. 4.… …
36speak — speakable, adj. speakableness, n. speakably, adv. /speek/, v., spoke or (Archaic) spake; spoken or (Archaic) spoke; speaking. v.i. 1. to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too …
37speak — verb (past spoke; past participle spoken) 1》 say something. ↘make a speech. ↘communicate in or be able to communicate in (a specified language). ↘(speak for) express the views or position of. ↘(speak out/up) express one s opinions …
38ill — [[t]ɪl[/t]] adj. worse, worst, n. adv. 1) pat of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick 2) objectionable; faulty: ill manners[/ex] 3) hostile; unkindly: ill feeling[/ex] 4) evil; wicked: of ill repute[/ex] 5) unfavorable; adverse: ill… …
39ill — {{11}}ill (adj.) c.1200, morally evil (other 13c. senses were malevolent, hurtful, unfortunate, difficult ), from O.N. illr ill, bad, of unknown origin. Not related to EVIL (Cf. evil). Main modern sense of sick, unhealthy, unwell is first… …
40think ill of somebody — speak/think ˈill of sb idiom (formal) to say or think bad things about sb • Don t speak ill of the dead. Main entry: ↑illidiom …
