Idioms

pay (someone) a back-handed compliment
to give someone a false compliment that is really an insult
The woman paid her colleague a back-handed compliment when she told her what a good job she was doing.

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  • pay (someone) a compliment
  • pay (someone) off or pay off (someone)
  • pay (someone) respect
  • pay a call on (someone)
  • pay a king's ransom for (something)
  • pay an arm and a leg (for something)
  • pay as you go
  • pay attention to (someone or something)
  • pay dirt
  • pay for (something)
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  • keep abreast of (something)
  • put one's finger on (something)
  • washed up
  • buy out (someone or something) or buy (someone or something) out
  • land of Nod
  • make allowances for (someone or something)
  • bring up the rear
  • miss out on (something)
  • hold forth (something)
  • teach one's grandmother to suck eggs


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