return the compliment

return the compliment {v. phr.}

To say or do the same to someone that he has said or done to you; pay someone back.

Mary said, "I love your new hairdo" and Suzy returned the compliment with "What a pretty dress you're wearing, Mary."

John punched Jerry in the nose, and Jerry returned the compliment.

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left-handed compliment

[left-handed compliment] An ambiguous compliment which is interpretable as an offense. * /I didn't know you could look so pretty! Is that a wig you're wearing?/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

backhanded compliment

[backhanded compliment] {n. phr.} A remark that sounds like a compliment but is said sarcastically. * /"Not bad for a girl" the coach said, offering a backhanded compliment./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

compliment

[compliment] See: [RETURN THE COMPLIMENT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

fish for a compliment

[fish for a compliment] {v. phr.} To try to make someone pay a compliment. * /When Jim showed me his new car, I could tell that he was fishing for […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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