- massage someone's ego
- to do or say things that make someone feel special or important
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massage someone's ego
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massage someone's ego — (facetious) To flatter someone, rub someone up the right way • • • Main Entry: ↑ego * * * massage someone’s ego phrase to do or say things that make someone feel special or important Thesaurus: to praise someone or somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
massage someone's ego — gently flatter someone. → massage … English new terms dictionary
massage — I UK [ˈmæsɑːʒ] / US [məˈsɑʒ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms massage : singular massage plural massages * the action of pressing, squeezing, and rubbing someone s body in order to reduce pain in their muscles or to make them relax a back… … English dictionary
massage — mas|sage1 [ mə saʒ ] noun count or uncount * the action of pressing, squeezing, and rubbing someone s body in order to reduce pain in their muscles or make them relax: a back and shoulder massage massage mas|sage 2 [ mə saʒ ] verb transitive 1. ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
massage — [ masα:ʒ, mə sα:ʒ, dʒ] noun the rubbing and kneading of muscles and joints of the body with the hands, especially to relieve tension or pain. verb 1》 give a massage to. ↘(massage something in/into) rub a substance into (the skin or hair). 2》… … English new terms dictionary
massage — ► NOUN ▪ the rubbing and kneading of parts of the body with the hands to relieve tension or pain. ► VERB 1) give a massage to. 2) manipulate (figures) to give a more acceptable result. 3) gently flatter (someone s ego). ORIGIN French, probably… … English terms dictionary
massage — mas|sage1 [ˈmæsa:ʒ US məˈsa:ʒ] n [U and C] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: masser to massage , from Arabic massa to stroke ] the action of pressing and rubbing someone s body with your hands, to help them relax or to reduce pain in their… … Dictionary of contemporary English
massage — 1 noun (C, U) the action of pressing and rubbing someone s body with your hands, to help them relax or to reduce pain in their muscles: Massage helps ease the pain. | give/have a massage: She gave me a relaxing massage. 2 verb (T) 1 to press and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ego — e|go [ˈi:gəu, ˈegəu US gou] n plural egos [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: I ] 1.) the opinion that you have about yourself big/enormous etc ego ▪ Richard has the biggest ego (=thinks he is very clever and important) of anyone I ve ever met. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
List of My Family episodes — The following is a list of episodes for the British sitcom My Family, that aired on BBC One from 19 September 2000 to 2 September 2011.[1] Contents 1 Overview 2 Episodes 2.1 Series One … Wikipedia
