词汇 | pay someone a back-handed compliment |
释义 | Idiom pay someone a back-handed compliment and pay someone a left-handed compliment Theme: COMPLIMENT to give someone a false compliment that is really an insult.John said that he had never seen me looking better. I think he was paying me a left-handed compliment.I'd prefer that someone insulted me directly. I hate it when someone pays me a back-handed compliment—unless it's a joke. |
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