massage somebody's ego

to try to make someone feel that they are important, attractive, intelligent etc 对某人讨好奉承，拍某人的马屁

The portrait painter had the power to massage the king’s ego or to expose his flaws.

这位人像画师可以满足国王的虚荣心把他画得很英俊，也可以暴露他的缺点。

Examples from the Corpus

massage somebody’s ego• This organization spends more time massaging egos than developing new products.

→ massage somebody’s ego at massage2(1)

单词	massage somebody's ego
释义	massage somebody's ego massage somebody's ego to try to make someone feel that they are important, attractive, intelligent etc 对某人讨好奉承，拍某人的马屁 The portrait painter had the power to massage the king’s ego or to expose his flaws. 这位人像画师可以满足国王的虚荣心把他画得很英俊，也可以暴露他的缺点。 Examples from the Corpus massage somebody’s ego• This organization spends more time massaging egos than developing new products. → massage somebody’s ego at massage2(1)
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