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pay one a left-handed compliment

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[pay one a left-handed compliment] See: LEFT-HANDED COMPLIMENT.

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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	left-handed compliment [left-handed compliment] An ambiguous compliment which is interpretable as an offense. * /I didn't know ... A Dictionary of American Idioms left-handed [left-handed] {adj.}, {informal} 1. Using the left hand habitually. 2. Crooked; phoney; homosexual. * /Morris ... A Dictionary of American Idioms heavy-handed [heavy-handed] {adj.} 1. Not skillful or graceful; clumsy. * /George is heavy-handed and seldom catches ... A Dictionary of American Idioms left field [left field] {n.} 1. The part of a baseball out-field to the batter's left. * ... A Dictionary of American Idioms b) Are you left- or right-handed? Next step is to determine if you are left- or right-handed And that is ... by Vatel ham-handed [ham-handed] {adj.}, {slang} 1. Having very large hands. * /Pete is a big, ham-handed man ... A Dictionary of American Idioms backhanded compliment [backhanded compliment] {n. phr.} A remark that sounds like a compliment but is said sarcastically. ... A Dictionary of American Idioms

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