a double-barrelled compliment
- a double-barrelled compliment
"двойной" комплимент; комплимент вдвойне; двусмысленный комплимент
This was a double-barrelled compliment. It implied that Mrs. Weller was a most agreeable female, and also that Mr. Stiggins had a clerical appearance. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Pickwick Papers’, ch. XXVII) — Это был комплимент, предназначенный для двоих. Он означал, что миссис Уэллер была чрезвычайно приятной дамой и что мистер Стиггинс походил на духовное лицо.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа»..
2006.
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