The critics 'heaped praises on' her performance. = The critics 'sang the praises of' her performance. = The critics 'sang her praises'. [=the critics praised her performance in a very enthusiastic way]
“Good job” is 'high praise' coming from her. She rarely compliments anyone's work.
We were not, 'praise be' [='thankfully'], required to join hands and sing songs.
(..) You all know Joey Zasa. He is, I admit, an important man. His picture is on the cover of the New York Times magazine. He gets the Esquire Magazine award for the best-dressed gangster. The newspapers praise him because he hires Blacks, which shows he has a good heart. He is famous. It's true. (..)1990 The Godfather Part III