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not say a bad word about someone
never criticize someone
If you do not say a bad word about someone, you never criticize or complain about that person.
Hear it in real life
What does your sister think of the new teacher?
She hasn't said a bad word about him.
He's worked with her for years and has never said a bad word about her.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I've never said a bad word for her.
Say: I've never said a bad word about her.
Use about before the person in this expression; for does not introduce the person being criticized.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
never say a bad word about someone; hasn't said a bad word about someone
Your turn: say it out loud
He's worked with her for years and has never said a bad word about her.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
not say a bad word about someone
never criticize someone
“He's worked with her for years and has never said a bad word about her.”
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