fish for compliments en · VERB
Meanings
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(intransitive) To self-deprecate in order to induce someone to make a compliment.
He’s so narcissistic! He whines that he’s ugly and unlikeable just to fish for compliments.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fished for compliments | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fished for compliments | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fishes for compliments | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| fishing for compliments | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
cmn 极力获取别人称赞 (try to induce someone to make a compliment) · cmn 極力獲取別人稱讚 /极力获取别人称赞 (try to induce someone to make a compliment) · ru напра́шиваться на комплименты (try to induce someone to make a compliment) · cmn 故意要別人說讚揚話 /故意要别人说赞扬话 (try to induce someone to make a compliment) · cmn 沽名釣譽 (try to induce someone to make a compliment) · fi kerjätä kohteliaisuuksia (try to induce someone to make a compliment) · cmn 沽名钓誉 (try to induce someone to make a compliment) · cmn 故意要别人说赞扬话 (try to induce someone to make a compliment) · da angle efter ros (try to induce someone to make a compliment)