British, American & Australian, American

a remark which seems approving but which is also negative.

He gave me that classic back-handed compliment. He said I played football very well 'for a woman'.

• fall for someone hook, line and sinker
• fall for something
• fall for something hook, line and sinker
• fall foul of
• fall foul of someone
• fall foul of something
• fall from grace
• fall guy
• fall head over heels
• fall head over heels in love
• fall in a heap
• fall in line
• fall in love
• fall in love with
• fall in love with someone
• fall in love with something
• fall into clutches
• fall into hands
• fall into lap
• fall into line
• fall into place
• fall into someone's clutches
• fall into someone's hands
• fall into the trap of
• fall into the trap of doing something