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Meanings of left-handed compliment in inglés

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Usage of left-handed compliment in inglés
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To say they were self-made, would be paying the Almighty a left-handed compliment.
The Memories of Fifty Years / Containing Brief Biographical Noti...
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The gardener was miffed by this left-handed compliment, but he did not venture to resent the impeachment.
A Dream of Empire; Or, The House of Blennerhassett
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Ignoring the left-handed compliment, Bob asked:
Bob Chester's Grit; Or, From Ranch to Riches
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That's a left-handed compliment, Pinkwater.
The witch of agnesi
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What a left-handed compliment, Judy.
Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge
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Though the parent features were easily recognisable, I esteemed such plagiarisms as a sort of left-handed compliment to their author.
James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography
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What a left-handed compliment!
The Wings of the Morning
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And so, to be hated cordially, is only a left-handed compliment; which shows how foolish it is to be bitter against anyone.
Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas
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Even Felicity and Dan, for once in their lives, got through the day without any exchange of left-handed compliments.
The Story Girl
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"That is a very left-handed compliment," said the Daughter of the House.
John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein
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"I could never give you a left-handed compliment."
Arms and the Woman
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"Is that a left-handed compliment to me?"
Arms and the Woman
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"That's a double, left-handed compliment," laughed Gordon.
The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North
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"That sounds like rather a left-handed compliment," said Chester with a smile, while Hal and the others laughed.
The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders; Or, the Fighting Canadians...
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"A left-handed compliment," Jane laughed.
Nobody's Man
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"But-but," you say, trying to collect your wits against this left-handed compliment, "I don't think I differ from the average Easterner."
The Californiacs
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