fish for compliments



fish for compliments

to try to make someone praise you, often by criticizing yourself to them (usually in continuous tenses) Emma, you know you don't look fat in that dress. Are you fishing for compliments?
See also: compliment, fish

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sindri-Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Antoinette[.æntwa:'net]
Aldin-Bosnian
Saveliy-Russian
Dubhthach-Ancient Irish
Afrim-Albanian