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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

What some expressions mean

Chip neared and sat next to Sara In a bar and talked to her about something.
Sara: Don't take the following personally.
Chip: (interrupting her) You have fantastic eyes.
Sara: Thanks. Try to listen. But this is no reflection on you, I'm just not interested. But thank you for the complement of coming over.
Chip: You're welcome. So do you like Cuban food?
Sara: Chip, seriously, that was not code for "I wish you'd try harder."

I'd like to know here what "this is no reflection on you" means.
And I'd like to know what "thank you for the complement of coming over" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

Top answer

1. this is no reflection on you , = "What I will now say does not mean that I think badly of you". We say this before saying something difficult to the other person, in order show respect and delicacy.

— Michael Chambers Teaching English

  • 1.
  • this is no reflection on you , = "What I will now say does not mean that I think badly of you".
  • We say this before saying something difficult to the other person, in order show respect and delicacy.
  • 2.
  • thank you for the complement of coming over Spelling error - should be "compliment".
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1. this is no reflection on you, = "What I will now say does not mean that I think badly of you". We say this before saying something difficult to the other person, in order show respect and delicacy.

2. thank you for the complement of coming over Spelling error - should be "compliment". This is not a great sentence. She considers it a "comp
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