成语：damn with faint praise

　　释义：
　　to praise someone or something with such a lack of enthusiasm that it is obvious you do not think they are at all good。Damn作为动词，是批评的意思，而faint praise在这里是指无力的赞扬。Damn with faint praise，作为一个词组，意思是“名褒实贬，用轻微的赞扬进行贬低”。

　　例句：
　　Is it any wonder that my dad and I aren't that close? No matter what I achieve, it always seems it isn't good enough. He doesn't actually say so directly. But the way he damns me with faint praise, I always feel like I'm not meeting his expectations. Why can't he compliment me once in a while?
　　我跟我爸爸的关系不是很好，这也没什么好奇怪的。不管我取得了什么成就，对他来说好像始终不够。他并不会直接这么说。但是他从来都只是蜻蜓点水地赞扬，让我觉得我永远达不到他的期望。为什么他就不能夸奖我一次呢？