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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  • make out (something)
  • matter
  • eager beaver
  • go to waste
  • make (something) up to (someone)
  • piping hot
  • put one's two cents (worth) in
  • ten-four
  • figure out (someone or something) or figure (someone or something) out
  • put (someone) in his or her place


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