He tried to fish for compliments, but no one responded
She was trying to fish for information about the surprise party
The politician was accused of fishing for votes with empty promises
Don't try to fish for sympathy; you need to take responsibility
He was fishing for excuses to leave the meeting early
The journalist was carefully fishing for a reaction from the celebrity
Are you fishing for compliments by telling me how good I look?
She spent the afternoon fishing for compliments on her new haircut
He's always fishing for compliments from his colleagues
The reporter was fishing for a scandal during the press conference
Did you really fish for compliments?
Yes, I wanted to know what people thought.
That's a clever way to ask for feedback.
He tried to fish for compliments about his new haircut
He sought praise for his new haircut
He wanted compliments on his new haircut