a left-handed compliment / a backhanded compliment
idiom
तारीफ़ के बहाने ताना, व्यंग्यपूर्ण प्रशंसा
“a left-handed compliment / a backhanded compliment” का हिंदी में अर्थ है तारीफ़ के बहाने ताना, व्यंग्यपूर्ण प्रशंसा. In English, it means a remark that seems to praise sb but is actually critical or insulting.
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idiom
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a remark that seems to praise sb but is actually critical or insulting
तारीफ़ के बहाने ताना, व्यंग्यपूर्ण प्रशंसा
- Saying her essay was 'surprisingly good' was a left-handed compliment.
- He paid me a backhanded compliment by praising my work as 'not bad for a beginner'.
Main word compliment