fish for compliments

"You know better than to fish for compliments with a lawyer, even if he is your brother.

Fishing for compliments when I ought to be packing your bag!

Does it sound as if I'm always fishing for compliments?'

She knew her grandmother was only fishing for compliments.

You know very well what I mean, so don't fish for compliments."

You don't have to fish for compliments from me.

Keep fishing for compliments, though, and I'll likely dump you in the horse trough.

"Quit fishing for compliments, monkey face; you do all right.

We just win," were not exactly fishing for compliments.

So he fishes for compliments in the shark-infested waters of a family gathering.

He was happy to see her fishing for compliments, and happy to give them to her.

"Listen to this guy fishing for compliments," Jane said, as she punched him playfully again.

"I wasn't fishing for compliments, but I'll take it."

Typical of regional managers to fish for compliments.

While some students met with their mentors from the fashion industry, others fished for compliments and looked for lost shoes.

Although, as soon as he spoke, he felt rather foolish, like a child fishing for compliments.

Time and again Nixon fishes for compliments.

Nynaeve was fairly sure the girl was not fishing for compliments.

'Tut-tut, do I detect someone fishing for compliments?' he asked.

It is fishing for compliments.

Why does there have to be some ulterior motive or fishing for compliments agenda behind her thinking that she is ugly and bossy.

"I don't have time for you to fish for compliments, seek reassurance, or air your grievances.

Maureen wasn't fishing for compliments, backhanded or otherwise.

"Stop fishing for compliments, dear."

"Fishing for compliments, are we?"