flattery

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

flat·tery [flattery flatteries] BrE [ˈflætəri] NAmE [ˈflætəri] noun uncountable
praise that is not sincere, especially in order to obtain sth from sb
•You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery.
Idiom: ↑flattery will get you nowhere

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French flaterie, from flater ‘stroke, flatter’, probably of Germanic origin and related to ↑flat ‘level’.

Example Bank:
•Salespeople are often accused of using artificial flattery.
•She falls for his flattery every time.
•She persuaded him with flattery.
•Flattery will get you nowhere.
•You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery.