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

proverb You are more likely to get the results you want from other people if you treat them with kindness or flattery as opposed to scorn or aggression. I think the kids would visit you more if you were nicer to them. You can catch more flies with honey than you can 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 you can with vinegar."

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

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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

词组	you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar
释义	you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar proverb You are more likely to get the results you want from other people if you treat them with kindness or flattery as opposed to scorn or aggression. I think the kids would visit you more if you were nicer to them. You can catch more flies with honey than you can 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 you can with vinegar." See also: can, catch, flies, honey, more, vinegar Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: you (can) catch more flies with honey than (with) vinegar You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar you will catch more flies with honey than (with) vinegar flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere flattery will get you nowhere best-laid plans go astray, the for want of a nail desperate times require desperate measures drastic times call for drastic measures drastic times require drastic measures
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