Meaning of pour honey in one's ear | Babel Free

Definitions

To tell one something pleasing or flattering.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“I'm five yards away, and horribly jealous. He comes over and pours honey in my ear about how all those months back I said I couldn't play it and then I brought so much to it and I am faint from what I can't say.”

“You knew you and I were perfect for each other. But he poured honey in your ear somewhere along the way and got you pregnant and then he started fucking up. And you know how that tore at me?”

“Rhys snapped shut the lid. “So he plies you with jewels and pours honey in your ear, and now you feel bad?””

CEFR level