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

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NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tiedemann-German (Archaic)
Ajax['eidʒæks]
Nohemi-Spanish
EmmetEM-itEnglish
Andrius-Lithuanian
RodgerRAH-jərEnglish