(Also, I think
most backhanded compliments stem from jealousy!!)
«My friend once gave
me the most backhanded compliment.
Not exact matches
Posner offers religious conservatives a
backhanded compliment, although
most readers are likely to miss it.
FYI Lee's got the 3rd-
most backhand goals in the league the last 3 years but
most of those were definitely off rebounds / loose pucks or even breakaways (CHI).
But zinging a gorgeous
backhand, deploying a diversified portfolio of shots and,
most important, possessing unmatched reserves of determination, the Belgian came to rule women's tennis.
What I, and millions of others, loved
most about her — more than her talent, grace and
backhand — was how she radiated joy.
Jonathon Rosenbaum paid the legendary megaton bomb Sextette the ultimate
backhanded compliment when he called it «the
most chivalrous film ever made,» citing its willful obliviousness to the incongruous spectacle of the world's men falling over themselves to sleep with a then - octogenarian Mae West.
It's an attitude quickly embraced by newcomers, even those who once might have offered the city its
most famous
backhanded compliment: It's close to both San Francisco and Lake Tahoe.
But they did offer two obscure
backhanded references — that «some private schools offer rigorous academics» and that «Catholic schools are among some of the
most well - regarded and long - established private schools that take Florida's scholarships» — by way of presumably acknowledging that they steered clear of any school they thought might be high - performing.»
It merits two
backhanded compliments: It's better than Volvo's terrible old system, and it's better than
most touchscreen systems competitors offer.
Remember that the E30 M3 was a brass - knuckled
backhand to the Mercedes - Benz 190E 2.3 - 16, and these two cars were embroiled in one of the
most fervent racetrack rivalries of their time.
TIME magazine also described the new Tennis game as probably being the
most fun and having excellent controls; the player can forehand,
backhand, lob, and slice the ball with its very refined controls.