You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar

you (can) catch more flies with honey than (with) vinegar

proverb You are more likely to get the results you want from other people if you treat them with kindness or flattery, rather than being aggressive, demanding, or caustic. I think the kids would visit you more if you were nicer to them. You catch more flies with honey than vinegar, you know. A: "Half my team just told me they are quitting!" B: "Well, maybe they wouldn't leave if you didn't scream at them every time something went wrong. After all, you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."

See also: catch, flies, honey, more, vinegar

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Prov. It is easier to get what you want by flattering people and being polite to them than by making demands. Jill: This meal is terrible. Let's get the restaurant manager over here and make a scene unless he gives us our money back. Jane: We might have more luck if we ask politely. You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

See also: can, catch, flies, honey, more, vinegar

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

you (can) catch more flies with honey than (with) vinegar
you will catch more flies with honey than (with) vinegar
you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar
flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere
flattery will get you nowhere
best-laid plans go astray, the
for want of a nail
drastic
drastic times call for drastic measures
drastic times require drastic measures

References in periodicals archive

United States: "There is a saying that you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, and I have found that this is true when it came to selling ideas internationally.

Moving communication across cultures

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释义	You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar you (can) catch more flies with honey than (with) vinegar proverb You are more likely to get the results you want from other people if you treat them with kindness or flattery, rather than being aggressive, demanding, or caustic. I think the kids would visit you more if you were nicer to them. You catch more flies with honey than vinegar, you know. A: "Half my team just told me they are quitting!" B: "Well, maybe they wouldn't leave if you didn't scream at them every time something went wrong. After all, you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar." See also: catch, flies, honey, more, vinegar Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Prov. It is easier to get what you want by flattering people and being polite to them than by making demands. Jill: This meal is terrible. Let's get the restaurant manager over here and make a scene unless he gives us our money back. Jane: We might have more luck if we ask politely. You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. See also: can, catch, flies, honey, more, vinegar McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: you (can) catch more flies with honey than (with) vinegar you will catch more flies with honey than (with) vinegar you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere flattery will get you nowhere best-laid plans go astray, the for want of a nail drastic drastic times call for drastic measures drastic times require drastic measures References in periodicals archive United States: "There is a saying that you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, and I have found that this is true when it came to selling ideas internationally. Moving communication across cultures
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