in den Himmel heben

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in den Himmel heben (class 6 strong, third-person singular present hebt in den Himmel, past tense hob in den Himmel, past participle in den Himmel gehoben, past subjunctive höbe in den Himmel, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to praise to the skies
    • 1922 [1832], Stendhal, translated by M. von Musil, Die Äbtissin von Castro:
      Und mehr noch, sie ist blond in einem Land, wo alle Frauen dunkel sind; das ist eine große Seltenheit. Täglich höre ich ihre Schönheit von Leuten in den Himmel heben, deren Zeugnis unverdächtig ist und die nicht im Entferntesten ahnen, mit dem glücklichen Besitzer dieser Reize zu sprechen.
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