Pay (someone) A Back Handed Compliment Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Pay (someone) A Back Handed Compliment Idiom mean?

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pay (someone) a back-handed compliment What does pay (someone) a back-handed compliment mean?	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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as far as What does "as far as" mean?	to the extent or degree of something	As far as I know the movie will start next week.
shank What does "shank" mean?	knife; blade
double-cross (someone) What does "double-cross (someone)" mean?	to deceive someone, to promise one thing and then do another	The man tried to double-cross his partner.
NB What does "NB" mean?	Nota Bene - Latin for take notice or note well	Nota Bene - Latin for take notice or note wellOur teacher told us to memorize the information in our text that is marked NB.

throw down the gauntlet What does "throw down the gauntlet" mean?	to challenge someone to a fight or to do something	The government threw down the gauntlet to the opposition party and told them to stop criticizing the government`s plans or quickly suggest an alternative.
go for the jugular What does "go for the jugular" mean?	attack someone in a way that you know will harm them most (the jugular is a large vein in the neck)	As soon as the political candidate was having problems the other candidates decided to go for the jugular and attack.
no wonder What does "no wonder" mean?	not surprising	No wonder he is so tired after staying up all night.
look at (someone) cross-eyed What does "look at (someone) cross-eyed" mean?	look at someone provocatively	When the man in the bus looked at the other man cross-eyed they seemed like they were going to have a fight.

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Pay (someone) A Back Handed Compliment Idiom