2.flattery will get you everywhere/nowhereused humorously when someone has praised you and you want to say that you will help them or not help them 恭维很管用/不管用〔幽默用法〕
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flattery• She used a mixture of persuasion and flattery to get what she wanted.• The skirt did not reach her calves at the ideal point for flattery.• Adults do not need to be rewarded by implausibleflattery.• Tolkien probably did not approve, thinking this mereflattery.• The President, once contemptuous of flattery, now submitted to it; enjoyed it, even.• I'll choose the best person for the job, so flattery will get you nowhere.• We may succumb to flattery because it makes us feel good.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + FLATTERY | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤artificial假意的奉承VERB + FLATTERY➤use說奉承話◇Salespeople are often accused of using artificial flattery.推銷員經常被指責為胡亂奉承。➤fall for喜歡聽奉承話◇She falls for his flattery every time.她每次都抵擋不了他的甜言蜜語。PREPOSITION➤through flattery通過奉承◇He thinks he can get his way through flattery.他以為能靠奉承達到目的。➤with flattery用奉承的話◇She persuaded him with flattery.她說盡好話說服他。