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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Prov. Copying someone is flattering because it shows you want to be like that person. Child: Susie's doing everything I do. Make her stop. Mother: Don't be cross with her. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but I don't feel flattered when Mary copies my answers to the homework.
See also: flattery, form, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MÓNicaMO-nee-kahSpanish
Manolamah-NO-lahSpanish
Zelda (2)ZEL-dəEnglish
Calixto-Spanish, Portuguese
Masoud-Arabic, Persian
Platon-Ancient Greek, Greek, Russian
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