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Definition of left-handed compliment in English Turkish dictionary
- pay a left-handed compliment
- kaş yapayım derken göz çıkarmak
- left handed compliment
- iki anlama da gelebilen iltifat
- left handed compliment
- iltifat ederken çam devirme
- left handed compliment
- (deyim) acemice veya samimi olmayan iltifat
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Definition of left-handed compliment in English English dictionary
- left-handed compliment
- A complimentary remark which is ambiguous or ineptly worded, so that it may be interpreted as having an unflattering or dismissive sense
In a somewhat left-handed compliment, UN Secretary-General U Thant described Russia's new bosses as competent and unpretentious..
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left-handed compliment
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left-hand·ed com-pli-mentSynonyms
aspersion, back-handed compliment, home truth, insult, no compliment, slap in the face, slight, snub, uncomplimentary remarkPronunciation
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