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fish for compliments |
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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) See also: compliment, fish |
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Maybe it will be, I dunno, but really - and I'm not saying this to fish for compliments - I do not believe I'm that aesthetically beautiful. |
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