as a compliment in English
as praise, as commendatio
Use "as a compliment" in a sentence
1. I'll take that as a compliment.
2. It was intended as a compliment, honestly!
3. I'll take that remark as a compliment.
4. She took what he said as a compliment.
5. A Backhanded compliment is an insult disguised as a compliment
6. Please don't misunderstand me?I meant it as a compliment.
7. Rob Andrew had a quiet game, which is meant as a compliment .
8. But when she heard such things, Privet took it as a compliment.
9. Don't be upset-I'm sure she meant it as a compliment.
10. 'You understand the problem because you're so much older.' 'I'll take that as a compliment!'
11. Aubade definition, a piece sung or played outdoors at dawn, usually as a compliment to someone
12. I said he was a workaholic, and he seemed to take it as a compliment.
13. You should take it as a compliment when I fall asleep in your company - it means I'm relaxed.
14. A Backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment
15. "' Certainly,' cried little Hans, 'I take it quite as a compliment your coming to me, and I will start off at once
16. Adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A Backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment
17. ‘The Backhanded compliment had made her blood rise with both embarrassment and a little bit of annoyance.’ ‘If that sounds like a Backhanded compliment, it is intended as a compliment nonetheless.’
18. Merriam-Webster defines a Backhanded compliment as “a compliment that implies it is not really a compliment at all.” The Urban Dictionary does a better job: “An insult disguised as a …
19. His congressional opponent (and later Confederate general) Henry Wise called him "the acutest, the Astutest, the archest enemy of southern slavery that ever existed"-and Wise didn't mean this as a compliment.
20. Saying someone is religious is heard in most of America as a compliment, a reassuring affirmation that someone will be moral, ethical, and after a few glasses of wine, a freak in the bedroom. Bill Maher