pay (one) a left-handed compliment

To insult or negatively criticize one in a manner that is disguised as or seems like a compliment or bit of praise. A: "Those pants really suit you—your legs don't look nearly as fat in them!" B: "Wow, talk about paying someone a left-handed compliment!" It's hard to tell when she's being sarcastic as a joke or when she's really just paying you a left-handed compliment.

词组	pay (one) a left-handed compliment
释义	pay (one) a left-handed compliment pay (one) a left-handed compliment To insult or negatively criticize one in a manner that is disguised as or seems like a compliment or bit of praise. A: "Those pants really suit you—your legs don't look nearly as fat in them!" B: "Wow, talk about paying someone a left-handed compliment!" It's hard to tell when she's being sarcastic as a joke or when she's really just paying you a left-handed compliment. See also: compliment, pay Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: pay (one) a backhanded compliment pay a backhanded compliment a backhanded compliment backhanded backhanded compliment compliment lefthanded left-handed compliment left-handed compliment, a pay compliment
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