- kiss the blarney stone
- say a lot of compliments, flattery will get you...
You always say that I look nice. Did you kiss the blarney stone?
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Blarney Stone — The Blarney Stone is a block of bluestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney about 8 km from Cork, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of (great eloquence or skill at flattery). The… … Wikipedia
Blarney stone — blarney lar ney (bl[aum]r n[y^]), n. [Blarney, a village and castle near Cork in Ireland.] Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] {Blarney stone}, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland (built in 1446), said to make those who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blarney Stone — the Blarney Stone a stone in the wall of Blarney Castle in Ireland. People believe that if you kiss it, it will bring you good luck, and the ability to persuade people to do what you want … Dictionary of contemporary English
Blarney stone — a stone in Blarney Castle in the county of Cork, Ireland, said to impart skill in blarney to those who kiss it … English World dictionary
blarney — lar ney (bl[aum]r n[y^]), n. [Blarney, a village and castle near Cork in Ireland.] Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] {Blarney stone}, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland (built in 1446), said to make those who kiss it… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blarney — UK [ˈblɑː(r)nɪ] / US [ˈblɑrnɪ] noun [uncountable] Irish a friendly way of talking to people and saying nice things about them that makes it easy to persuade people to do what you want • Etymology: From the Blarney Stone , a large stone in Blarney … English dictionary
Blarney Castle — is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, near Cork, Ireland. It is near the River Martin. The castle originally dates from before AD 1200. It was destroyed in 1446, but subsequently rebuilt by Cormac MacCarthy, the King of Munster. It is currently a… … Wikipedia
Blarney — Infobox Irish Place name = Blarney gaeilge = An Bhlárna crest motto = map pin coords = left: 125px; top: 55px north coord = 51.933067 | west coord = 8.567952 | irish grid = W610759 area = | elevation = province = Munster county = County Cork town … Wikipedia
Kiss — A romantic kiss This article is about the physically affectionate act. For other uses, see Kiss (disambiguation). For the municipality in Germany, see K … Wikipedia
blarney — /blahr nee/, n., v., blarneyed, blarneying. n. 1. flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery. 2. deceptive or misleading talk; nonsense; hooey: a lot of blarney about why he was broke. v.t., v.i. 3. to flatter or wheedle; use blarney: He blarneys his … Universalium
