left-handed compliment

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Definition von left-handed compliment im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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..

left-handed compliment
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