دیکشنری آنلاین تحلیلگران ( معنی فارسی fish for compliments )

fish for compliments

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English Dictionary

fish for compliments
to try to make someone say something nice about you

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Idioms

fish for compliments
to try to make someone praise you, often by criticizing yourself to them.

Emma, you know you don't look fat in that dress. Are you fishing for compliments?
(usually in continuous tenses)

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