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/flˈatəɹi mˈʌtʃ ɔː lˈaɪk pˈɜːfjuːm ʃˌʊd ɔː mˈʌst ɔː ʃˌal biː smˈɛld bˌʌt ɔːɹ and nˌɒt swˈɒləʊd/
/flˈæɾɚɹi mˈʌtʃ ɔːɹ lˈaɪk pˈɜːfjuːm ʃˌʊd ɔːɹ mˈʌst ɔːɹ ʃˌæl biː smˈɛld bˌʌt ɔːɹ ænd nˌɑːt swˈɑːloʊd/
flattery, (much) like perfume, should be smelled but not swallowed
Example
The politician's excessive flattery towards his colleagues made them suspicious, and they reminded each other that flattery like perfume should be smelled but not swallowed.
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