fish for a compliment
尋求恭維或稱贊的贊美（通常是明顯的）
口語(yǔ)·形容刻意求贊
英文釋義
to seek or attempt to elicit praise or admiration from others
例句
She kept saying her dress was old, just fishing for a compliment from us.
典故來(lái)源
源自16世紀(jì)，比喻像釣魚(yú)一樣刻意引誘別人給出贊美。