praise sandwich
n.— «He may not have cracked the whip this time. Rather he pulled on the reins. He came up with a “praise sandwich,” criticism buffered by layers of affirmation.» —“Distractions often obscured purpose of papal visit” by Julia Duin Houston Chronicle (Texas) Sept. 21, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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