preach up
51preach — v 1. sermonize, homilize, evangelize, predicate, pulpit; spread the Word, spread the Gospel, propagate, disseminate; (usu. disparaging) preachify, Scot, and North Eng. sough. 2. proclaim, profess, make known, promulgate, hold forth, expound,… …
52preach — [priːtʃ] verb 1) [I/T] to talk about a religious subject to a group of people, especially in a church 2) [I] showing disapproval to tell people how to behave Syn: lecture …
53preach — /pritʃ / (say preech) verb (t) 1. to advocate or inculcate (religious or moral truth, right conduct, etc.) in speech or writing. 2. to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.). 3. to deliver (a sermon or the like). –verb… …
54preach|er — …
55preach·er — /ˈpriːʧɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] : a person who speaks publicly about religious subjects in a Christian church or other public place …
56To preach down — Preach Preach, v. t. 1. To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue. [1913 Webster] That Cristes gospel truly wolde preche. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the …
57To preach up — Preach Preach, v. t. 1. To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue. [1913 Webster] That Cristes gospel truly wolde preche. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the …
58preach to the choir/preach to the converted — tell people who already know the message, talk to the wrong audience, When I complained to the class about students who were absent, Ed reminded me that I was preaching to the choir! …
59preach to the choir — try hard to convince someone of something they already believe …
60preach to the converted — try hard to convince someone of something they already believe …
