flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere meaning, definition, what is flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere: used humorously when someone has praised...: Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishflat‧ter‧y/ˈflætəri/noun[uncountable]1praisethat you do not really mean2→flattery will get you everywhere/nowhereExamples from the Corpusflattery•She used amixtureofpersuasionandflatteryto get what she wanted.•Theskirtdid not reach he...
An old adage says, “Flattery will get you nowhere.” Ha. Whoever came up with that didn’t understand one of the most devastating tools in the adversary’s arsenal. Flattery in this final stage promises torelieve people of personal responsibility, and thereby achieves thedestruction of individ...
Idioms flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere (informal, humorous)praise that is not sincere will/will not get you what you want Seeflatteryin the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary Check pronunciation:flattery