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1 flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed
var: flattery should be like perfume: it should be sniffed but not swallowedлестощі, як парфуми, треба нюхати, але не ковтатиEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed
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2 flattery should be like perfume: it should be sniffed but not swallowed
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > flattery should be like perfume: it should be sniffed but not swallowed
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3 _лестощі
beware of the flatterer the coin that is most current is flattery envy is the sincerest form of flattery the flatterer scratches where you itch flattery begets friends, but the truth begets enmity flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed flattery is the food of fools honey catches more flies than vinegar I cannot be your friend and your flatterer, too imitation is the sincerest form of flattery when flatterers meet, the devil goes to dinner
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flattery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Undue adulation Nouns 1. flattery, adulation, blandishment, cajolery; fawning, wheedling, coquetry, sycophancy, flunkeyism, servility, toadying, incense, honeyed words, flummery, blarney; lip service,… … English dictionary for students
