Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
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Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (idiomatic) An insult disguised as a compliment; a compliment which can be interpreted as an insult.
Yritit hakea fraasilla, joka sisältää useita sanoja. Parempien hakutulosten saamiseksi kokeile hakea sanoja erikseen: backhanded, compliment
Samankaltaisia sanoja
Esimerkit
- [H]e respects your great learning, and, therefore, has immense confidence in your judgment. The poor dear cannot differentiate between erudition and wisdom."
- [I]n his mind he was revolving the question of whether he should feel complimented or aggrieved at Miss Porter's rather backhanded compliment.
- Perhaps, finally, the Netherlands will shed itself of the backhanded compliment of being the best team never to win a world championship.
- In a backhanded compliment, Markopolos said the SEC is a "bad regulator, but the best of a very sorry lot."
Taivutusmuodot