Idiom of the day: Fishing for compliments = *Making statements that encourage others to give you compliments. *To try to make someone praise you, often by criticizing yourself to them (usually in continuous tenses) Example: Jane: Notice anything different? Billy: oh, um, love the new haircut sweety.

Idiom of the day:

Fishing for compliments =

*Making statements that encourage others to give you compliments.

*To try to make someone praise you, often by criticizing yourself to them (usually in continuous tenses)

Example:

Jane: Notice anything different?
Billy: oh, um, love the new haircut sweety.

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