PAY ONE A LEFT-HANDED COMPLIMENT

Meaning of PAY ONE A LEFT-HANDED COMPLIMENT in English

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Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

PAY ONE A LEFT-HANDED COMPLIMENT — See: LEFT-HANDED COMPLIMENT.
Slang English vocab
HANDED — adjective Date: 15th century having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number, using a specified hand …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PAY — I. ˈpā verb ( paid also in sense 8 payed ˈpād ; paid ; paying ; pays ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEFT — I. ˈleft adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English luft, lift, left, from Old English left, lyft- (as in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMPLIMENT — I. ˈkämpləmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Italian complimento, from Spanish cumplimiento, from cumplir to complete, accomplish, perform …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDED — |handə̇d, |haan- adjective 1. : having hands a handed , vertical, tree-living animal — Weston La Barre 2. : being …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEFT — (a.) Situated so that the left side of the body is toward it; as, the left side of a deliberative …
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — (a.) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — (a.) With hands joined; hand in hand.
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — (imp. & p. p.) of Hand
Английский словарь Webster
COMPLIMENT — (v. t.) To praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions of approbation, respect, or congratulation; to make or pay a compliment …
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Hand
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — ( a. ) With hands joined; hand in hand.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — ( a. ) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPLIMENT — ( v. t. ) To praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions of approbation, respect, or congratulation; to make or pay …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PAY — pay 1 /pay/ , v. , paid or ( Obs. except for defs. 12, 24c ) payed; paying; n. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEFT — left 1 /left/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or located on or near the side of a person or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — /han"did/ , adj. 1. having or involving a hand or hands (usually used in combination): two-handed backhand; a four-handed piano …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPLIMENT — — complimentable , adj. — complimenter , n. — complimentingly , adv. n. /kom"pleuh meuhnt/ ; v. /kom"pleuh ment'/ , …
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LEFT — n. group of people who hold radical and socialistic political views; left side, side opposite the right; left turn; punch …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HANDED — adj. having a hand or hands; of or pertaining to the use of a particular hand; pertaining to the number …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PAY — I. ˈpā verb ( paid ˈpād ; also in sense 7 payed ; pay·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEFT — I. ˈleft adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, weak; akin to Middle Low German lucht left; from the left …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMPLIMENT — I. ˈkäm-plə-mənt noun Etymology: Middle French, from Italian complimento, from Spanish cumplimiento, from cumplir to be courteous — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HANDED — adjective Date: 15th century 1. : having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number — usually …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAY — noun satisfaction; content. 2. pay ·vt to give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to pay attention; to pay …
Webster English vocab
LEFT — impf & ·p.p. of leave. 2. left ·impf & ·p.p. of leave. 3. left ·noun that part of surrounding space …
Webster English vocab
HANDED — adj with hands joined; hand in hand. 2. handed ·adj having a peculiar or characteristic hand. 3. handed ·impf & …
Webster English vocab
COMPLIMENT — vi to pass compliments; to use conventional expressions of respect. 2. compliment ·vt to praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions …
Webster English vocab
-HANDED — ■ combining form 1》 for or involving a specified number of hands: a two~ return. 2》 using the hand specified: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PAY — [pay] vb paid also in sense 7. payed ; pay.ing [ME, fr. OF paier, fr. L pacare to pacify, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEFT — [left] adj [ME, fr. OE, weak; akin to MLG lucht left; fr. the left hand's being the weaker in most …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HANDED — [hand.ed] adj (15c) 1: having a hand or hands esp. of a specified kind or number--usu. used in combination "a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMPLIMENT — [com.pli.ment] n [F, fr. It complimento, fr. Sp cumplimiento, fr. cumplir to be courteous--more at comply] (1654) 1 a: an …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEFT — left BrE AmE left ▶ ˌ left ˈ luggage ˌ office BrE AmE ▶ ˌ left ˈ wing ◂ BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-HANDED — -handed BrE AmE ˈhænd ɪd ◂ -əd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COMPLIMENT — I compliment noun BrE AmE ˈkɒmp lɪ mənt -lə- AmE ˈkɑːmp lə- ▷ compliment|s s II compli|ment verb BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PAY
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEFT — / left; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun —see also leave verb ■ adjective [ only before noun ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMPLIMENT — noun , verb ■ noun / ˈkɒmplɪmənt; NAmE ˈkɑːm-/ 1. [ C ] a remark that expresses praise or admiration …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAY
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEFT — I. left 1 S1 W1 /left/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'weak' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMPLIMENT — I. com ‧ pli ‧ ment 1 /ˈkɒmpləmənt, ˈkɒmplɪmənt $ ˈkɑːm-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAY — v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1 (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEFT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMPLIMENT — n. & v. --n. 1 a a spoken or written expression of praise. b an act or circumstance implying praise …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-HANDED — adj. (in comb.) 1 for or involving a specified number of hands (in various senses) (two-handed). 2 using chiefly the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAY — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1 (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEFT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMPLIMENT — n. & v. n. 1 a a spoken or written expression of praise. b an act or circumstance implying praise …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAY — 1. v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1. (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
LEFT
Oxford English vocab
COMPLIMENT — n. & v. --n. 1. a a spoken or written expression of praise. b an act or circumstance implying praise …
Oxford English vocab
-HANDED — adj. (in comb.) 1. for or involving a specified number of hands (in various senses) (two-handed). 2 using chiefly the …
Oxford English vocab
LEFT — I. REMAINING /left/ Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Left is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAY — ( pays, paying, paid) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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