Idiom
tickle the ear
Meaning
To flatter someone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He tries to tickle the ear of his boss with compliments.”
“The politician knows exactly how to tickle the ear of the voters during his campaign speeches.”
“The advisor sought to tickle the ear of the king with pleasant promises, hoping to secure his position at court.”
Examples
simple
“He tries to tickle the ear of his boss with compliments.”
contextual
“The politician knows exactly how to tickle the ear of the voters during his campaign speeches.”
complex
“The advisor sought to tickle the ear of the king with pleasant promises, hoping to secure his position at court.”
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