Learn the English Phrases BACKHANDED COMPLIMENT and TO FISH FOR COMPLIMENTS
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases BACKHANDED COMPLIMENT and TO FISH FOR COMPLIMENTS In this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English term backhanded compliment. A compliment is something you say to someone that's kind of nice. Like if you said, "Your haircut looks good. Your new haircut looks good." Or, "Wow, you look really good in that shirt." But a backhanded compliment is when you give a compliment, but it's actually an insult. Here's a real...