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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
fish for a compliment — {v, phr.} To try to make someone pay a compliment. * /When Jim showed me his new car, I could tell that he was fishing for a compliment./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fish\ for\ a\ compliment — v, phr. To try to make someone pay a compliment. When Jim showed me his new car, I could tell that he was fishing for a compliment … Словарь американских идиом
fish for a compliment — hint that he wants a compliment If Al mentions cars, he s fishing for a compliment on his Jaguar … English idioms
fish for compliments — Usually said of someone who puts themselves down (similar to false modesty) in the hope that others will contradict them, and in the process, compliment them. Sam: I m no good at drawing!Judy: Nonsense! You re an excellent artist!Bob: Aw, he was… … The small dictionary of idiomes
fish for — phr verb Fish for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑compliment, ↑salmon, ↑trout … Collocations dictionary
fish for compliments — verb To try to induce someone to make a compliment. He is fishing for compliments … Wiktionary
fish — vb Fish, angle mean to attempt to catch fish. Fish implies the use of some apparatus and suggests nothing about the reason; angle, which is chiefly literary except in the derivative angler, implies the use of hook, bait, line, and rod and sport… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
compliment — I n. praise 1) to pay smb. a compliment 2) to lavish, shower compliments on 3) to return a compliment 4) to angle for, fish for compliments 5) to bandy compliments 6) a backhanded, dubious, left handed; nice, pretty; sincere compliment 7) a… … Combinatory dictionary
compliment — com|pli|ment1 [ kamplımənt ] noun count * 1. ) something nice that you say to praise someone: It is a compliment to be compared to her. pay/give someone a compliment: He kept paying me compliments on my cooking. take something as a compliment… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
compliment — noun 1 expression of praise ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, tremendous, ultimate ▪ To listen to someone is the greatest compliment you can pay. ▪ biggest, highest … Collocations dictionary
