fish for compliments
刻意尋求別人的贊美、夸獎或稱贊
口語·描述虛榮行為
英文釋義
to try to get someone to praise or compliment oneself
例句
He's always fishing for compliments about his cooking, even when it's just okay.
典故來源
與“fish for a compliment”同源，強調反復尋求贊美。