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bouquets and brickbats

bouquets and brickbats noun: praise and criticism; complimentary and uncomplimentary feedback (to the same or to different targets).

Noun

bouquets and brickbats pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) Praise and criticism; complimentary and uncomplimentary feedback (to the same or to different targets).

Questions about bouquets and brickbats

What does bouquets and brickbats mean?
Bouquets and brickbats means praise and criticism; complimentary and uncomplimentary feedback (to the same or to different targets).
What part of speech is bouquets and brickbats?
Bouquets and brickbats is a noun.

Words near bouquets and brickbats in the dictionary

  1. bouquet of spheres
  2. bouquetin
  3. bouquetins
  4. bouquetlike
  5. bouquets
  6. bouquets and brickbats
  7. bouquets garnis
  8. bouquets of circles
  9. bouquets of spheres
  10. Bour
  11. bourasque

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