Meaning of mutual admiration society | Babel Free

Definitions

A group of two or more people, in a workplace or other social environment, who routinely express considerable esteem and support for one another, sometimes to the point of exaggeration or pretense.

derogatory, idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“Those two are incessantly flattering one another. They've formed an utterly nauseating mutual admiration society!”

“And the said members did accordingly resolve themselves into a little "mutual admiration society" for the entertainment and benefit of their visitors.”

“The note is from a special friend of yours; indeed I think you form a little mutual-admiration society.”

“Vandeloup smiled at this, and came to the conclusion that the Wopples family was a mutual admiration society.”

“If you don't want a mutual admiration society, which dies as soon as you've all discovered each other's faults, you must nobble the Press.”

“Joe DiMaggio and Willie Mays had a mutual admiration society and the Clipper was happy to put his respect into writing.”

CEFR level