double-edged | dwuznaczny |
to extol | wychwalać |
to pat someone on the back | dawać pochwały |
smarmy / slimy / crawler | lizusowski, służalczy, przymilski INFORMAL |
servile / obsequious | służalczy, lizus FORMAL |
to flatter | schlebiać |
malicious | złośliwy |
to give praise to | wielbić |
praised to the skies | wychwalany pod niebiosa |
to shower/heap praise on | chwalić kogoś |
to fish for compliments | szukać komplementów |
to pay compliments | prawić komplementy |
to be the toast of | be admired for some recent achievement |