flattery造句

It's not flattery.

That guy is a pushover for flattery.

Another hazard that topples schedules is flattery.

Some people use flattery to get favours.

It seems that his flattery won't work this time.

I politely decline, feeling neither excitement nor flattery nor repulsion.

His ego was tickled by the implicit flattery of the journalist's attention.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery Apple has it in droves.

Listening and responding carefully may be the sincerest form of flattery.

To persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; cajole.

IMITATION is supposed to be the sincerest form of flattery, but that is not how most brands see it.

It also means mastering the art of flattery: Jennifer Chatman, of the University of California, Berkeley, conducted experiments in which she tried to find a point at which flattery became ineffective.

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

They will also, if the past is any indication, turn up as the sincerest form of flattery in other people’s lines.

The wise fools despise opinion, but still get their respect and pride, which is a contradiction caused by self flattery. — Halifax famous British statesman contempt.

The mockery you might say mockery of Socrates remains one of the sincerest forms of flattery; they took him very seriously.

And I wrote him saying, "you are too flattery to me. You don't agree with me on various points and you ought to develop them."

Most interviewees require a lavish show of flattery before they will relax but McCartney is the opposite: she seems to tense up and retreat the instant she thinks I'm buttering her up.

However excessive flattery — long the refuge of the frustrated subordinate — may not work in the long run because it might ultimately cause the boss "to lose touch with reality".

How to score with a Libran: Libra is a sucker for flattery but be subtle, dress well, send flowers, ask their opinion and use silk sheets and soft lacy pillows.