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Talk which aims to charm, flatter, or persuade (often considered typical of Irish people)

Senseless or absurd language, behavior, or ideas

Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing

An act, or the fact, of being deceptive or deceitful

An expression of praise or admiration

A way with words

To influence or persuade (someone) using charm and pleasant flattery

To praise or compliment, typically in an effort to cajole

Give a false or misleading account of the nature of

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Noun

Talk which aims to charm, flatter, or persuade (often considered typical of Irish people)

currying favour

charm offensive

servile flattery

insincere flattery

pats on the back

bowing and scraping

apple-polishing

excessive deference

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“He's the only one I know who can lay on the blarney as thick as that, and with a perfectly innocent face as well.”

Noun

Senseless or absurd language, behavior, or ideas

stuff and nonsense

thoughtlessness

incoherent talk

chitter-chatter

unintelligible language

obscure language

back-fence talk

meaningless talk

unintelligible talk

whispering campaign

rumormongering^US

trivial conversation

beauty-parlor chitchat

casual conversation

rumourmongering^UK

pretentiousness

long-windedness

extravagant boasting

chewing the fat

chewing the rag

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“He then babbled a bit of his usual blarney about nothing in particular.”

Noun

Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing

mellifluousness

command of language

power of speech

gift of the gab

clarity of speech

a way with words

the gift of the gab

good command of the language

self-expression

intelligibility

comprehensibility

comprehensibleness

facility of speech

communicativeness

ability to speak or write

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Noun

An act, or the fact, of being deceptive or deceitful

underhandedness

monkey business

disingenuousness

unscrupulousness

sanctimoniousness

pharisaicalness

false profession

misrepresentation

pretentiousness

lack of veracity

double-crossing

every trick in the book

self-righteousness

ambidextrousness

duplicitousness

smoke and mirrors

treacherousness

surreptitiousness

misbehaviour^UK

telling stories

sleight of hand

palace intrigue

misleading talk

superciliousness

self-satisfaction

untrustworthiness

unrepresentativeness

misappropriation

dishonourableness

specious reasoning

artful argument

unprincipledness

questionableness

questionability

crocodile tears

being two-faced

bait and switch

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

dishonest dealings

breach of trust

being on the take

lying under oath

wilful falsehood

giving false testimony

bearing false witness

affected superiority

double standard

bearing false testimony

forswearing oneself

false testimony

giving false evidence

false statement

making false statements

violation of an oath

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Noun

An expression of praise or admiration

acknowledgement^UK

acknowledgment^US

flattering remark

mark of respect

pat on the back

congratulations

positive feedback

speech of praise

pat on the head

words of approval

favorable mention

words of approbation

character reference

favourable mention

special mention

round of applause

acknowledgement of

honorable mention^UK

honourable mention^US

two cents' worth

letter of support

positive reception

shot in the arm

memorialization

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Noun

A way with words

cacoethes loquendi

verbal diarrhea

diarrhea of the mouth

gift of the gab

Verb

To influence or persuade (someone) using charm and pleasant flattery

twist one's arm

talk someone into something

twist someone's arm

get somebody on your side

put the screws on

bring to reason

bring round to the idea of

put pressure on

make a believer

put the squeeze on

gain somebody's support

exert influence on

put someone up to something

arouse someone's interest in

persuade to buy

make see the light

make someone see the light

show someone the error of their ways

show one the error of their ways

dangle a carrot in front of

gain one's confidence

pull strings with

tighten the screws on

turn the screws on

cut any ice with

bring pressure to bear on

make yourself felt with

carry weight with

bring pressure to bear upon

propagandize^US

propagandise^UK

cause to believe

pressurize into

reason someone into

press someone into

turn somebody on to

pressure someone into

gain confidence of

bring to senses

lead to believe

put the heat on

have someone do something

use strong-arm tactics on

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“Still, they were friends, and he ought to be able to blarney her into turning a blind eye for once.”

Verb

To praise or compliment, typically in an effort to cajole

lay it on thick

express admiration for

wax lyrical about

compliment excessively

pay blandishments to

rub the right way

say nice things about

ingratiate yourself

lay it on with a trowel

lick someone's boots

massage one's ego

curry favor with^US

curry favour^UK

rub up the right way

abase oneself to

be obsequious towards

be sycophantic towards

keep someone sweet

demean oneself to

bow and scrape to

prostrate oneself to

ingratiate oneself with

be servile towards

curry favour with^UK

get on the right side of

dance attendance on

put on a pedestal

kiss one's feet

seek the favour of

try to win over

stroke one's ego

gain the favor of

get in good with

insinuate oneself

be obsequious to

be sycophantic to

fall over oneself for

abase oneself before

praise to excess

humiliate yourself

prostrate oneself

prostrate oneself before

try to get on the good side of

sing the praises of

bow and scrape before

praise to the skies

fall on one's knees

be at beck and call

make advances to

keep company with

seek someone's company

dance attendance upon

get on the good side of

seek the friendship of

try to get someone on one's side

try to get on someone's good side

get in someone's good books

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“The Irishwoman was prepared to sink the dislike she felt for her neighbor, and try to blarney her a bit, until she could think of some fiction to account for the twins' absence.”

Verb

Give a false or misleading account of the nature of

quote out of context

take out of context

give a false account of

give a false idea of

mess about with

put words in someone's mouth

put the wrong slant on

quote incorrectly

twist someone's words

give a false impression of

manipulate one's words

make changes to

make adjustments to

make alterations to

give a false picture of

make a pretense of

falsely represent

give a false identity to

put up a smoke screen

put on a false front

keep quiet about

draw a veil over

sweep under the carpet

be dishonest about

sweep under the rug

keep out of sight

keep under wraps

not breathe a word of

stop something being overheard

cast a shadow over

put out of sight

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