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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
What does this sentence mean?
To be most effective, flattery is always best applied with a trowel.
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A trowel is a wedge-shaped tool used to apply mortar, the binding paste that holds bricks together. So, clearly you can't use a trowel to flatter someone with. Here they are using "with a trowel" metaphorically.
- A trowel is a wedge-shaped tool used to apply mortar, the binding paste that holds bricks together.
- So, clearly you can't use a trowel to flatter someone with.
- Here they are using "with a trowel" metaphorically.
- That is, don't flatter a little, flatter a lot, pour it on, apply it lavishly.
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A trowel is a wedge-shaped tool used to apply mortar, the binding paste that holds bricks together.
So, clearly you can't use a trowel to flatter someone with.
Here they are using "with a trowel" metaphorically. That is, don't flatter a little, flatter a lot, pour it on, apply it lavishly.
So, clearly you can't use a trowel to flatter someone with.
Here they are using "with a trowel" metaphorically. That is, don't flatter a little, flatter a lot, pour it on, apply it lavishly.
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