Dictionary / Vocabulary / お世辞にも
おせじにも · also おせいじにも
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
Also written 御世辞にも
彼は口下手で、お世辞にも要領がいいとは言えませんが、それだけかえって私は彼が好きなのです。
He may be a poor talker and far from shrewd, but I like him all the better for that.