at latter Lammas »
Never.
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blue note »
Notes added to the major scale for expressive quality in jazz and blues music, particularly the flatted third, fifth and seventh.
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butter up »
To flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.
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curry favor »
To seek to gain favor by flattery or attention.
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dirty laundry »
Unflattering facts or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which some other may use to blackmail with.
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give over »
Usually as an imperative. To tell someone to stop molesting, fooling around, or saying silly things. Or sometimes to stop saying flattering things.
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jolly someone along »
To make someone happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery.
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kiss up »
To pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.
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kiss up »
To pay false flattery.
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kiss up to »
To pay false flattery to; to flatter in excess.
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latter day »
modern
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left-handed compliment »
A complimentary remark which is ambiguous or ineptly worded, so that it may be interpreted as having an unflattering or dismissive sense.
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pitch woo »
To flatter.
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sell a bargain »
A species of wit, much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne, and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift, who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it. It consisted in the seller naming his or her hinder parts, in answer to the question, What? which the buyer was artfully led to ask. As a specimen, take the following instance: A lady would come into a room full of company, apparently frightened, crying out "It is white, and follows me!" As soon as someone responded "What?" she sold him the bargain, by saying "Mine arse".
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snow job »
An attempt to persuade a person using flattery or deception.
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