FLATTERY WILL GET YOU NOWHERE

Meaning of FLATTERY WILL GET YOU NOWHERE in English

saying nice things will not help you (See also kiss the blarney stone )

When I complimented Anna on her hair, she said, "Thanks, but flattery will get you nowhere."

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

FLATTERY WILL GET YOU NOWHERE — saying nice things will not help you, kiss the blarney stone "When I complimented Anna on her hair, she said, …
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FLATTERY — pamulatik
English-Visayan vocabulary
FLATTERY — noun (plural -teries) Date: 14th century 1. the act or practice of flattering, b. something that flatters, insincere or excessive …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WILL — I. _wəl, _(ə)l, (|)wil verb ( past would _wəd, _(ə)d, (|)wu̇d ; or archaic second singular wouldst _wə]dzt, (|)wu̇], ]dst, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOWHERE — I. ˈnōˌ(h)we](ə)r, -wa(a)], ]ə; when a stressed syllable, as “else,” follows, sometimes -ōwə(r)\ adverb Etymology: Middle English nowher, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLATTERY — ˈflad.ərē, -atə-, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English flaterie, from Middle French, from Old French, from flater to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOWHERE — (adv.) Not anywhere; not in any place or state; as, the book is nowhere to be found.
Английский словарь Webster
FLATTERY — (v. t.) The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, …
Английский словарь Webster
NOWHERE — ( adv. ) Not anywhere; not in any place or state; as, the book is nowhere to be found.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WILL — will 1 /wil/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. will , 2nd will or ( Archaic ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOWHERE — /noh"hwair', -wair'/ , adv. 1. in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLATTERY — /flat"euh ree/ , n. , pl. flatteries . 1. the act of flattering. 2. a flattering compliment or speech; excessive, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLATTERY — n. insincere compliments; excessive praise
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WILL — I. wəl, (ə)l, ə l, ˈwil verb ( past would wəd, (ə)d, ˈwu̇d ; present singular & plural will ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NOWHERE — I. ˈnō-ˌ(h)wer, -(h)wər adverb Date: before 12th century 1. : not in or at any place 2. : to no …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GET — I. ˈget, ÷ˈgit verb ( got ˈgät ; got or got·ten ˈgä-t ə n ; get·ting ) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLATTERY — noun ( plural -ter·ies ) Date: 14th century 1. a. : the act or practice of flattering b. (1) : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WILL — v that which is strongly wished or desired. 2. will ·v strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose. 3. will ·v …
Webster English vocab
FLATTERY — vt the act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or …
Webster English vocab
FLATTERY — ■ noun ( plural flatteries ) excessive and insincere praise.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WILL — [will] vb, past would pres sing & pl will [ME (1st & 3d sing. pres. indic.), fr. OE wille (infin. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NOWHERE — [no.where] adv (bef. 12c) 1: not in or at any place 2: to no place [2]nowhere n (1831) 1: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLATTERY — [flat.tery] n, pl -ter.ies (14c) 1 a: the act or practice of flattering b (1): something that flatters (2): insincere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLATTERY — flatter|y BrE AmE ˈflæt ə r |i AmE \ ˈflæt̬- ▷ flatter|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WILL — / wɪl; NAmE / modal verb , verb , noun ■ modal verb ( short form 'll / l; NAmE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOWHERE — / ˈnəʊweə(r); NAmE ˈnoʊwer/ (also ˈno place especially in NAmE ) adverb not in or to any place : This …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GET — / get; NAmE / verb ( getting , got , got / gɒt; NAmE gɑːt/) HELP NOTE : In spoken …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLATTERY — / ˈflætəri; NAmE / noun [ U ] praise that is not sincere, especially in order to obtain sth from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILL — I. will 1 S1 W1 /wɪl/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form won’t ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOWHERE — no ‧ where S2 /ˈnəʊweə $ ˈnoʊwer/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . not in any place or to any place …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLATTERY — flat ‧ ter ‧ y /ˈflætəri/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] 1 . praise that you do not really mean 2 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WILL — n. & v. --n. 1 the faculty by which a person decides or is regarded as deciding on and initiating …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOWHERE — adv. & pron. --adv. in or to no place. --pron. no place. øbe (or come in) nowhere be unplaced in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLATTERY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 exaggerated or insincere praise. 2 the act or an instance of flattering.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WILL — n. & v. n. 1 the faculty by which a person decides or is regarded as deciding on and initiating …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WILL — v.aux. & tr. (3rd sing. present will; past would) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NOWHERE — adv. & pron. adv. in or to no place. pron. no place. be (or come in) nowhere be unplaced in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GET — v. & n. v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLATTERY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 exaggerated or insincere praise. 2 the act or an instance of flattering.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WILL — 1. v.aux. & tr. (3rd sing. present will; past would) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past …
Oxford English vocab
NOWHERE — adv. & pron. --adv. in or to no place. --pron. no place. Phrases and idioms: be (or come in) nowhere …
Oxford English vocab
GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1. tr. come into …
Oxford English vocab
FLATTERY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. exaggerated or insincere praise. 2 the act or an instance of flattering.
Oxford English vocab
WILL — I. MODAL VERB USES /wɪl/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Will' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GET — I. CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING /get/ ( gets, getting, got, or gotten) Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOWHERE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use nowhere to emphasize that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLATTERY — Flattery consists of flattering words or behaviour. He is ambitious and susceptible to flattery. N-UNCOUNT [ disapproval ]
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLATTERY — Flattery consists of flattering words or behaviour. He is ambitious and susceptible to ~. N-UNCOUNT disapproval
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NOWHERE — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES appear from nowhere/out of nowhere (= appear suddenly and unexpectedly ) ▪ The car seemed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLATTERY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE sincerest ▪ But if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery , O'Neill knows …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NOWHERE — [adverb] [not gradable] - in, at or to no place; not anywhereThese young people have nowhere (else) to go.Nowhere does …
Cambridge English vocab
FLATTERY — [noun] [U]I was really pleased when he said how well I'd done, because he isn't known for flattery.(saying) 'Flattery will …
Cambridge English vocab
GET — Synonyms and related words : OD, absorb, accede to, accept, access, accumulate, acquire, addle, admit, advance, affect, age, aggravate, agree …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLATTERY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLATTERY — n. Function: noun flattering speech or attentions FF1C; flattery will get you nowhere FF1E; Synonyms: adulation, blandishment, blarney, incense, oil, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FLATTERY — noun flattering speech or attentions flattery will get you nowhere Synonyms: adulation, blandishment, blarney, incense, oil, soft soap Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLATTERY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ artificial VERB + FLATTERY ▪ use ▪ Salespeople are often accused of using artificial ~. ▪ fall …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

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