You try a new beer that comes from a brewery that was recently built near your house. It's surprisingly good. You're telling the people that you're eating dinner with that you like it.
That's not half bad!
idiom, praise, understatement 
You have a nephew who's in high school. You're proud of him because he's a good athlete, and the pitcher on his school's baseball team. You're bragging about him to a friend. You say:
He throws a mean curve ball!
Your former employee is applying for a new job and has asked you to write her a letter of recommendation. You want to write positive things about her. You write:
She is highly motivated, reliable, and pleasant to work with.
Your former employee is applying for a new job and has asked you to write a letter of recommendation. In your letter, you're describing a project that she was really helpful with. You have described how successful that project was, so now you write:
Our success was largely due to Adele's contributions.
adverb, boss (speaker), employee, job, praise, success, undefined, written English You're writing an introduction for one of your favorite teachers for a speech that she's going to give at a conference. You want to say really nice things about her. She works really hard, so you write in your introduction:
She goes above and beyond to deliver the very best education to each and every student.
You're going to introduce one of your favorite teachers for a speech she's giving. You're writing the introduction. You want to explain how this teacher makes you want to learn more because she's so excited about the subject she teaches. You write:
Her enthusiasm is contagious.
enthusiastic, introductions, personality, praise Your young child shows you a picture he drew of a flower. You want to encourage him, so you say:
Wow, good for you!
children (talking to), insult, patronizing, praise 