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fish for a compliment

fish for a compliment

Fig. to try to get someone to pay oneself a compliment. When she showed me her new dress, I could tell that she was fishing for a compliment. Tom was certainly fishing for a compliment when he modeled his fancy haircut for his friends.
See also: compliment, fish

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Settimio-Italian
GerlachKHER-lahkh (Dutch)Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Sharleneshahr-LEENEnglish
IvoryIE-və-ree, IEV-reeAfrican American
LouieLOO-eeEnglish
Svjetlana-Croatian, Serbian
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