stroke ego

Examples (10)

• The compliments were clearly meant to stroke his ego.
• She always tries to stroke her boss's ego during meetings.
• Don't stroke my ego - just tell me the truth.
• His friends constantly stroke his ego by praising his work.
• The interviewer seemed to stroke the candidate's ego unnecessarily.
• It's obvious you're trying to stroke my ego with those comments.
• Politicians often stroke voters' egos to gain support.
• The review was written to stroke the author's ego.
• Stop trying to stroke her ego - she knows she made a mistake.
• The coach refused to stroke his players' egos after the poor performance.