left-handed compliment
Example Sentences
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The quarterback showed his grit — decidedly not a left-handed compliment.
From Los Angeles Times
It may be a left-handed compliment to say that “Berlin, I Love You” features no real duds even if some entries are disappointing.
From Salon
Talk about a left-handed compliment.
From Los Angeles Times
Melissa, take all this as a left-handed compliment: You were too good for them, you and a slew of sharp, professional people that they also got rid of.
From New York Times
It’s a big claim on one hand and on the other, a left-handed compliment.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
