fish for compliments

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To self-deprecate in order to induce someone to make a compliment. intransitive
    — He’s so narcissistic! He whines that he’s ugly and unlikeable just to fish for compliments.

词形变化

fishes for compliments present,singular,third-person fishing for compliments participle,present fished for compliments participle,past fished for compliments past
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