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

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Phrase. [C2]

Examples

“Thus, thus is the soul wrenched from the body! With loving words he pours honey into her ears, lifts her up and clasps her to his breast, kisses her lips, her neck, her back, pushes her from him. “Goodbye!””

“It just did not ring true. This was the dark angel, Bond thought, the fallen angel, Satan himself, pouring honey into his ear—honey laced with poison. The temptation was too great.”

““Listen to him, Gianfranco. He is like your heroine, the way he pours honey into my ear.””

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

poverty is a mindset poverty is a state of mind power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely PP pp. practice makes perfect