fish for compliments1 to try to make someone say something nice about you 讨好话,求赞美 → fish for compliments at compliment1(2)
2 to try to make someone say something nice about you, usually by first criticizing yourself – used to show disapproval 〔一般通过自贬〕讨别人的恭维,故意要别人赞扬〔含贬义〕 It’s sickening the way he’s always fishing for compliments. 他总是讨人恭维,真恶心。
→ fish for compliments at fish2(1)