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1 fish for compliments
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2 fish for compliments
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3 fish for compliments
fine compliments — изысканные комплименты; тонкая лесть
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4 fish for compliments
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fish for compliments
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5 fish for compliments
1) Общая лексика: напрашиваться на приглашение (на приглашение)2) Макаров: напрашиваться на комплименты -
6 fish for compliments
לחפש מחמאות* * *◙ תואמחמ שפחל◄ -
7 fish for compliments
voor complimenten vissen -
8 fish for compliments
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9 fish for compliments
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10 fish\ for\ compliments
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11 Fish for compliments
Набиваться на комплиментDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Fish for compliments
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12 fish for compliments
напра́шиваться на комплиме́нтыThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > fish for compliments
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13 fish for compliments/information
fish for compliments/informationvissen naar complimentjes/informatie -
14 to fish for compliments
to fish for complimentspescar elogios. -
15 to fish for compliments
tīkot pēc komplimentiem; uzprasīties pēc komplimentiem -
16 fish for
fish for а) искать в воде (жемчуг и т. п.) б) coll. выуживать (секреты) в)coll. напрашиваться, набиваться to fish for compliments (for an invitation)напрашиваться на комплименты (на приглашение) г) пытаться нащупать He fishedfor a coin in his pocket. Blinded by the steam, he had to fish around for thesoap in his bath. -
17 fish for
phr.v. 1. fish for sth трага/бара нешто2. fish for information/news чепка/копа (по) информации/вести; fish for compliments лови комплименти -
18 fish for
1) искать в воде (жемчуг и т. п.)
2) разг. выуживать( секреты)
3) разг. напрашиваться, набиваться to fish for compliments( for an invitation) ≈ напрашиваться на комплименты( на приглашение)
4) пытаться нащупать He fished for a coin in his pocket. ≈ Он полез в карман за монеткой. Blinded by the steam, he had to fish around for the soap in his bath. ≈ В пару ничего не было видно, так что ему пришлось вслепую вылавливать мыло из воды.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fish for
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19 fish for
а) искать в воде (жемчуг и т. п.);б) collocation выуживать (секреты);в) collocation напрашиваться, набиваться; to fish for compliments (for an invitation) напрашиваться на комплименты (на приглашение)* * *выуживать, искать в воде, набиваться, напрашиваться* * *1) искать в воде (жемчуг и т. п.) 2) разг. выуживать (секреты) -
20 fish/angle for compliments
fish/angle for complimentsnaar (een) complimentje(s) vissen/hengelen
См. также в других словарях:
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 compliments — verb To try to induce someone to make a compliment. He is fishing for compliments … Wiktionary
fish for compliments — to try to make someone praise you, often by criticizing yourself to them. Emma, you know you don t look fat in that dress. Are you fishing for compliments? (usually in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
fish for compliments — seek praise, search for flattery or admiration … English contemporary dictionary
fish for compliments — to try and obtain praise by subtle of devious means … Dictionary of ichthyology
fish for something — ˈfish for sth derived to try to get sth, or to find out sth, although you are pretending not to • to fish for compliments/information Main entry: ↑fishderived … Useful english dictionary
fish for — [phrasal verb] fish for (something) : to ask for or try to get (something, such as praise or attention) in an indirect way I think he offers apologies for his cooking as a way of fishing for compliments. [=as a way of getting people to say that… … Useful english dictionary
fish for — try to get or to find out (something) by hinting at it She is always fishing for compliments when I see her at work … Idioms and examples
Fish — Fish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fishing}.] 1. To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish, by any means, as by angling or drawing a net. [1913 Webster] 2. To seek to obtain by artifice, or indirectly to seek to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fishing for Compliments — Fi|shing for Com|pli|ments 〈[fı̣ʃıŋ fɔ: kɔ̣m ] n.; ; unz.; fig.〉 demonstratives Äußern von selbstkrit. Bemerkungen mit dem Ziel, Anerkennung bzw. positive Äußerungen von anderen zu erfahren [engl., „nach Komplimenten angeln“] * * * Fi|shing for… … Universal-Lexikon
Fishing for Compliments — Fi|shing for Com|pli|ments* [ fiʃiŋ fə kɔmplimənts] das; <zu engl.to fish »angeln« u. compliment »Kompliment«> auffallend bescheidene od. negative Selbstdarstellung [durch die andere sich zu einer positiven Reaktion od. zu Lob veranlasst… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch