Đồng nghĩa của soft soap

soft soap /'sɔft'soup/

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flattery blarney cajolery fluid soap liquid soap semifluid soap flannel sweet talk adulation incense overpraise taffy butter honeyed words blandishment smooth talk blandishments wheedling fawning compliments ingratiation sycophancy guyver toadyism coaxing buttering up false praise inveiglement fulsomeness simpering spiel obsequiousness toadying soft-soap glozing cajolement soft words currying favour cosying up smoodging lip salve servility puffery flattering snow job smarm praise eyewash sweet-talk unctuousness gratification bootlicking oil cuddling up ego massage charm offensive ingratiating rubbish guff claptrap garbage nonsense persuasion nobbling sweet nothings fair words insincere flattery low-pressure selling low-pressure salesmanship beguilement arm-twisting sweet-talking soft-soaping enticement inveigling suasion adoration shortening ghee oleo margarine spread deference glorification soft sell worship reverence veneration idolization admiration wonderment wonder arse-licking arse-kissing gallantry flummery jive laudation hokum applause commendation plaudits truckling ass-kissing brown-nosing encomium eulogy snow mush palaver smoke approbation stroke laud tribute infatuation marveling exaltation worshiping awe weasel words pumping up worshipping puff marvelling pretty speech pats on the back fine words exaggeration charm cobblers honey a line groveling grovelling submissiveness smarminess cringing slavishness brownnosing sucking up allurement sweet words crawling bowing and scraping compliance creeping kowtowing subservience buildup abjection self-abasement meanness oiliness sliminess humility apple-polishing cravenness baseness abjectness excessive deference respect hero-worship admiring lionizing lionization idolizing glory homage honour devotion honor idolatry eulogies high regard tributes praising accolades deification magnifying magnification eulogiums lionising lionisation idolising hero worship extravagant flattery audation soft sawder servile flattery fulsome praise

inducement come-on incentive motive reward spur attraction bait carrot encouragement lure cause incitement influence stimulus consideration pull stimulation bribe conversion convincing draw goad impetus impulse inducing motivation persuading persuasion provocation suasion temptation brainwash con desire douceur enticement hook leader perk sweetener twist urge clarion call hard sell snow job sweet talk urging blandishment wheedling inveiglement cajolery coaxing coercion prompting influencing exhortation pressure arm-twisting smooth-talking sweet-talking soft-soaping potency seduction wiles alignment brainwashing alluring squeeze goose promote power sell arm-twist moral pressure arguments soft power winning over working over instigation stimulant incitation boost momentum yeast catalyst inspiration prompt fillip prod shot in the arm goading push prodding kick up the backside excitement invitation egging on drive suggestion reason kick propellant turn-on overture pushing stirring purpose determinant pass proposition challenge rousing trigger flash charge piquing sting stimulator kindling fuelling reminder agitation allurement pressing fomentation actuation ground geeing-up offer stirring up fueling whipping up impulsion appeal feeler beseeching driving force suasiveness ammunition fodder pressurization prick excitant activation needle approach source motivator compulsion food intellectual nourishment initiation bidding attention-grabber attention draw move pressurisation needling nudge behest inception devising mainspring causation insistence excuse premium arousing kick in the pants jog fuel rationale proposal tonic crowd puller enkindling spurring on abetment spring uplift reviver lift spice matter spurring reminding stoking up aim play speed amphetamine psychostimulant drug cocaine zest aid pick-me-up help movement motion will hint assistance dare taunt advance end a shot in the arm forward motion baiting spark plug stimulating substance reason why red rag casus belli cue jogging cues hints reminders attention-getter warning advice suggestions magnet allure proffer petition begging supplication date hit coquetry solicitation paper compliments rain check open door bang precipitant fireworks eye-opener

snow job con ripoff scam conning flattery flimflam hosing the business bill of goods smoke and mirrors soft sell song and dance number elaborate explanation line bull jive story

nonsense rubbish bull rot bunk twaddle claptrap drivel garbage guff hogwash balderdash bilge blather gibberish tosh tripe waffle bosh cobblers hot air piffle poppycock balls baloney blarney trash eyewash hooey blether codswallop foolishness malarkey pants tommyrot bunkum flannel flapdoodle gobbledegook hokum moonshine pap rhubarb applesauce bombast dribble phooey blathers crapola havers horsefeathers wack beans blah blah-blah blatherskite blither boloney buncombe bushwa cod crock double Dutch drool falderal fiddle fiddle-faddle fiddlesticks folderol folly fudge gammon hokeypokey hoodoo humbug jazz malarky muck nerts nuts punk senselessness silliness slush stupidity taradiddle tarradiddle toffee trumpery bizzo bulldust bananas craziness crud flightiness fun giddiness gobbledygook imprudence irrationality jest jive joke noise palaver pretence pretense ranting rashness scrawl scribble thoughtlessness bull's wool stuff and nonsense babble prattle absurdity inanity rigmarole idiocy fatuity madness ludicrousness tomfoolery mumbo jumbo cack verbiage gabble jabber codology BS empty talk stuff talk fustian jabberwocky flimflam kak foolery foolish talk chatter trifle prating froth jargon Greek dross gas double-talk blabber double talk verbosity gossip cant wind jabbering carrying-on tattle frippery frivolity trivia wittering abracadabra slobber gibber burble rhetoric grandiloquence flummery hocus-pocus oratory ridiculousness boasting prate untruth idle talk argle-bargle bean rant malaise unintelligible language obscure language padding rambling twitter pomposity hypocrisy yabbering yatter yackety-yak charlatanry quackery nattering chuntering Choctaw falsehood trickery officialese triviality prolixity stultiloquence fantasy fiction corn doublespeak hedging prevarication evasion equivocation spiel refuse wordiness clack twattle futile talk useless words weasel words bluster deception logorrhoea meaningless talk yammer bravado lies bragging all Greek ravings fanfaronade raving scat baragouin gab rodomontade braggadocio verbalizing nonsense talk verbalising boastful talk insanity absurdness lunacy asininity zaniness witlessness wackiness preposterousness brainlessness fatuousness daftness dottiness nuttiness nonsensicalness balminess dippiness unwisdom foppery incompetency simplicity unreasonableness childishness cretinism imbecility indiscretion impracticality unwiseness insensibility horse feathers

act front show pose pretence facade fake posture sham affectation charade guise masquerade feigning appearance attitude bluff counterfeit display dissimulation performance disguise façade hoax posturing pretense semblance shamming stance subterfuge veneer airs dissemblance fabrication falsification playacting posing chaser con dissimilation feint hamming phoney phony ploy simulation stall a put-on a put-up job false display false front make-believe sweet talk play-acting put-on shuck and jive mask veil cloak face air deception fakery pretension cover look illusion exterior imitation trick faking artifice gloss trickery pretentiousness impression simulacrum window dressing pretext mien color screen smokescreen impersonation colour deceit false colors expression bearing aspect cover-up mannerism ruse falsehood ostentation insincerity carriage role demeanour figure pageant image demeanor showing humbug acting dress false show invention camouflage parody public image attitudinizing manner affectedness dissembling artificiality excuse countenance mockery disguisement phoniness schtick coloring window-dressing imposture colouring snobbery hokum pretensions inflation grandiosity superciliousness outside mimicry false pretense aura exaggeration side likeness burlesque covering dumb act snootiness uppishness spoof false colours outward appearance fig leaf red herring airs and graces going Hollywood put-up job smoke screen showing off assumed manners unnatural imitation putting on airs parade farce pantomime shuffling routine misrepresentation double-dealing stunt gag evasion misstatement wile layer presentation shell travesty blind light character suggestion positure stand forgery presence claim effect personality identity part false appearance profession jive lie flimflam mummery outward show portrayal sell fiction smoke deportment personation revel costume masking self personage person garb comportment regard form arrogance snow job approximation address set port style persona public face assumed role name resemblance self-deception imagination similitude alikeness seeming mood similarity affinity feel feeling cut of one's jib person's presence fraudulence duplicity cant fraud deceitfulness dishonesty falsity mendacity treachery lying hypocrisy beard fakeness frontage putting on an act kidology imitating copying caricature lack of veracity apery mimicking take-off aping lampoon satire send-up pasquinade pastiche mimetism mocking mimesis stratagem dodge scam cheat swindle fib sting story untruth manoeuvre prevarication maneuver porky gyp machination hustle pork pie whopper fable fairy tale trumped-up story myth bunco device scheme yarn tall story cock and bull story fake news tale alternative fact game figment of the imagination contrivance terminological inexactitude con trick white lie made-up story canard fairy story racket piece of fiction fast one barefaced lie little white lie taradiddle tarradiddle flight of fancy shift tall tale wheeze departure from the truth half-truth cheating porky pie bulldust concoction rip-off fiddle leg-pull rumour con game shell game whitewash figment expedient rumor set-up codology fantasy gambit rort grift fast shuffle confidence trick fastie empty talk dirty pool shady deal hogwash chicanery fix hoaxing gimmick jazz Trojan horse lurk falseness dirty trick deceptiveness tactic propaganda prank fancy fallacy bunko diddle lies crock phantasy tokenism distortion line decoy plant frame wrong baloney sanctimoniousness distraction imposition pretending rig schlenter fetch flanker bait cozening bamboozlement delusion snare hanky-panky lip service bluffing cover up run around Tartufferie bill of goods joke chicane sleight swizzle guile inaccuracy misinformation move perjury disinformation plot piousness craft gossip unreality kite twist setup shakedown boondoggle plan extortion blackmail cunning plan urban myth crooked deal game plan urban legend cock-and-bull story false excuse victimisation victimization sellout play hoodwinking bluster dirty work crocodile tears phoneyness hypocritical talk hypocritical behaviour intrigue daydreaming dream smoke and mirrors duck bunk claptrap ramp practical joke false statement bragging bravado bombast dreaming romancing figment of one's imagination opus artefact artifact work caper deviousness remarkable story big lie half truth fraudulent scheme conspiracy theory economy with the truth idle boast one for the birds lip devotion lip praise hypocritical respect mouthing lip reverence smooth talk hollow words unctuousness token agreement lip worship lip homage mouth honor tongue in cheek quiz dido false report untruism fibbery mock attack refuge exploitation swizz song and dance snow boast braggadocio jiving sucker game double-cross hosing attention-grabber lure deviation disturbance distractor commotion diversion interruption sharp practice fallaciousness mere show roguery knavery role-playing flim-flam hollowness untruthfulness stealing frame-up embezzlement fictitiousness erroneousness inexactness angle switch scenario curveball jig shenanigans perfidy unveracity curve ball false face false clue fool's errand false trail wild-goose chase diversionary tactic misleading clue double cross spuriousness incorrectness uncandidness disingenuousness speciousness misperception foxiness wiliness disguising counterfeiting cunningness crookedness cunning dupery crookery craftiness cozenage concealing guilefulness strategy booby trap sanctimony bilk mare's-nest ride malarkey wrinkle catch trap shuck false impression hiding concealment shrouding veiling pietism oldest trick in the book suppression design deceptive appearance confidence game Pharisaism system pomposity hypocriticalness affected piety pecksniffery pharisaicalness tactics method fibs improvisation venture programme arrangement project machinations program manoeuvring conspiracy blueprint novel romance nonsense legend enterprise maneuvering creativity storytelling narration sham holiness pious platitudes hypocritical statement false piety crafty designs course of action road map secret plan ground plan plan of action line of action master plan grand design narrative literature anecdote book hooey potboiler unrealism nonfiction clothesline drama cliff-hanger creative writing work of fiction best seller short story work of imagination figment of imagination works of fiction fish story short stories made up story hyperbole backbiting detraction swindling duping quackery charlatanry hocus-pocus

deceit blind fake fraud hoax imposture misrepresentation sham wile artifice pretence ruse stratagem trick cheat contrivance deception device dodge maneuver manoeuvre scheme subterfuge swindle con flimflam game machination set-up bunco grift gyp leg-pull lurk rort scam shift sting Trojan horse wheeze confidence trick con trick fetch flanker rig schlenter feint humbug pretense sell sellout spoof whitewash crocodile tears dirty trick dirty work snow job sweet talk smoke and mirrors ploy trickery gambit put-on stunt cheating gimmick racket chicanery rip-off double-dealing sleight pretext play hustle jig twist expedient shell game fast one knack shenanigan juggle con game dirty pool shady deal plot bluff method counterfeit facade imposition façade tactic cover delusion charade codology kidology jive masquerade fix fiddle fakery front canard move hanky-panky fast shuffle fastie imitation stall smokescreen extortion faking dissimulation concern instrument jest secret means fun fixture sport put-up job angle false front show plant jazz frame wrong baloney red herring insincerity act posturing bait cozening hoaxing bamboozlement hocus-pocus disguise guise trap pretension forgery lie run around cover up bill of goods sharp practice simulation dishonesty cloak mask falsehood invention snare bunko diddle monkey business feigning stealing shakedown veil plan make-believe blackmail scenario gamesmanship crooked deal setup shenanigans switch booby trap game plan cover-up little game gizmo gadget catch widget victimisation victimization irresistible bait hocus wangle loophole hypocrisy strategy cant sanctimoniousness falseness hoodwinking curveball fraudulence swizz swizzle exploitation deceptiveness falsity swindling distraction ramp kite cunning plan confidence game duping roguery knavery empty talk phoneyness hypocritical talk hypocritical behaviour Tartufferie quackery loss-leader shtick duck fraudulent scheme boondoggle duplicity charlatanry illusion frame-up embezzlement oldest trick in the book semblance conspiracy screen prank lies propaganda wrinkle kicker cunning apparatus publicity device eye-catching novelty promotion aid treachery decoy ambush sucker game double-cross hosing honeytrap bluster double cross distortion mock attack guile jiggery-pokery chicane legerdemain jugglery craft skullduggery skulduggery airs pose playacting concealment phoniness dissembling artfulness craftiness slyness costume burlesque fiction smoke bravado bombast bragging shuffling routine excuse posing ostentation gag veneer fabrication evasion acting display appearance falsification misstatement schtick intrigue beguilement horseplay slant allurement monkeyshines scheming lure shroud coverup action brainchild false show idle boast play-acting shade smoke screen masking camouflage scene bit boast braggadocio jiving snow course of action line of action one-upmanship bait and switch sleight of hand mere show false colors false pretense dumb act reproduction copy phoney dummy replica mock-up pirate lookalike substitute likeness phony dupe knock-off warez pseudo bogus actor bum facsimile simulacrum junque finesse escapade feat fig leaf measure funny business manipulation demarche shuffle window-dressing curtain frolic lark caper antic tomfoolery gambol jape accomplishment monkeyshine practical joke disturbance attention-grabber distractor commotion diversion deviation interruption winning move project design false clue fool's errand false trail curve ball false face wild-goose chase diversionary tactic misleading clue take-in improvisation clever move way pattern cabal cunningness purpose proposition hokum porky hogwash bilk mare's-nest fallacy story ride pork pie shuck malarkey crock fib smoke-screen disguising closeting posture affectation attitude performance grounds shamming stance alibi dissemblance gin cover story cop-out song and dance alleged reason supposed grounds ostensible reason false excuse pitfall false display chaser a put-up job a put-on shuck and jive hamming dissimilation dragnet inveiglement enticement temptation hook seducement snag come-on

flatter compliment praise blarney cajole humour soft-soap sweet-talk flannel admire commend puff blandish court adulate belaud butter up fawn hero-worship honey massage overpraise stroke wheedle express admiration for fawn on inveigle laud pander to panegyrize pay tribute to beslaver bootlick brownnose charm con crawl to creep to glorify grovel humor jolly make much of oil pay blandishments to pay court to play up to salve sell snow soften suck up to toady wax lyrical about be all over lay it on thick say nice things about build up cater to compliment excessively fall all over sweeten up work on work over get next to spread it on lay it on with a trowel rub the right way coax persuade woo entice beguile brown-nose lure make up to curry favor with curry favour with palaver ingratiate oneself with prevail on seduce tempt induce talk into influence get round kowtow dance attendance on crawl win over urge truckle manoeuvre rub up the right way sway creep maneuver truckle to toady to be servile towards be sycophantic towards cower cringe fawn over curry favour suck up curry favor be obsequious towards keep someone sweet allure soap get bring round press pander kowtow to apple-polish smooth-talk argue into grovel to lick someone's boots abase oneself to demean oneself to bow and scrape to try to get on the good side of seek the favour of revere pamper ingratiate worm convince decoy banter draw make tantalize encourage be obsequious to be servile to be sycophantic to kneel bow get around stoop cultivate crouch soften up quail tantalise slaver smoodge to lay it on be obsequious be servile prevail upon abase yourself bow and scrape ingratiate yourself humble yourself eat crow abase oneself prostrate oneself to defer to try to win over eat dirt adore mollycoddle fuss over cosset pat spoil baby pet indulge venerate caress elevate lionize solicit puff up worship gush over rave over get on the right side of overdo it sweet talk captivate make a fuss of lionise kiss feet put on a pedestal bend win the favor of ingratiate yourself with talk humiliate yourself prostrate yourself prostrate oneself before eat humble pie wile get in with prostrate oneself cozy up keep sweet implore snivel flatter into attract hook genuflect wangle prod plague pester importune tease jawbone soothe barter reason argue coerce pressure pressurize demean yourself humble oneself behave obsequiously show respect for bow to be sycophantic kiss one's feet throw oneself at someone's feet pressurise finagle fawn upon submit to talk into something twist somebody's arm come on rope in arm-twist bring pressure to bear on dupe deceive crowd push mislead delude entrap move eulogize apple polish prompt fuss incite hand a line instigate inspire impel motivate actuate grovel before cringe before bring convert provoke goose trigger stimulate fall over oneself for abase oneself before invite debase eulogise defer submit praise to excess abase scrape yield cotton smarm around suck in wheedle into talk someone into sell one on twist one's arm steamroll squeeze exert influence on prod into bulldoze draw in cajole into coax into activate bring around put someone up to something sing the praises of bow and scrape before praise to the skies lick boots pay court honey up buddy up cave in to fall on one's knees be at beck and call incline compel impress talk round brainwash twist someone's arm drive dispose cause trick bait betray steer dragoon force put across browbeat lead on lead get on your side manipulate ensnare bribe jockey counsel trap mousetrap satisfy goad gain intimidate steamroller pull lean on railroad turn exhort advise oblige harass constrain sweep off one's feet kiss-up turn on bring round to the idea of put pressure on scratch one's back egg on kiss up to put the screws on bring to reason talk over make a believer nag into whet crack affect promote change alter bring over back-scratch budge put the squeeze on butter up to bewitch appeal to bully toll enrapture beckon concede exploit control play direct lead astray exalt roose stroke one's ego get somebody on your side gain somebody's support win around effect sucker work win round fascinate enchant train rope drag overcome fool cheat bat eyes at work upon hector give way bend the knee give in make up smoodge change one's mind show one the error of their ways make one see the light make someone see the light show someone the error of their ways dangle a carrot in front of prejudice pull strings with gull hit on bring home to gain one's confidence suborn colour cow strong-arm badger hoodwink string along prove indoctrinate make yourself felt with carry weight with touch bring pressure to bear upon cut any ice with knuckle under tyrannize come on to outwit cozen outsmart color tyrannise turn the screws on bludgeon tighten the screws on trip up catch out assail procure obligate hound propagandize enlist proselytize set up spur besiege beset muscle sandbag oppress proselyte propagandise proselytise trouble torment blackjack vex enforce rally rouse occasion elicit propel impassion nudge stir wheedle someone into spark inspirit energize incentivize evoke steel invigorate plead with turn on to press someone into pressurize someone into convert to cause to believe reason someone into pressure someone into lead to do hearten impact exhilarate animate uplift arouse empower vitalize galvanize excite embolden win argument bring to senses gain confidence of prod someone into lead to believe prove to wear down galvanise envigorate strike incentify refresh incentivise prick energise help necessitate insist on put the heat on come at have someone do something use strong-arm tactics on hint to stir up fire up pump up cheer on whip up pep up spur on boost up suggest to kiss the feet of

beguile trick deceive fool mislead con dupe hoodwink seduce attract charm enchant entice entrance lure take in tempt bamboozle bewitch blind captivate dazzle hypnotise hypnotize mesmerise mesmerize spellbind woo delude double-cross ensnare entrap gull inveigle win over cheat lead on snooker soft-soap string along sucker sweet-talk allure bait betray bluff buffalo burn catch cozen decoy diddle gaff gammon have hoax hornswoggle humbug juggle misguide misinform shaft snow solicit spoof befool butter up chisel exploit fake out finesse flimflam gyp have on jockey manipulate play rook scam shave stick suck in take take advantage of impose on put one over on rope in lead up the garden path pull a fast one on pull a swifty on play for a sucker take for a ride swindle defraud coax persuade cajole bilk rip off wheedle induce sting stiff do kid outwit finagle victimize hook manoeuvre fleece do a number on victimise draw maneuver influence mulct pull one's leg flatter blandish euchre fiddle bunco blarney mousetrap illude urge screw fascinate talk into jive pull the wool over one's eyes lead one down the garden path put on trap swizzle sway prevail on sharp chicane pull hose skin sell a pup to convince take to the cleaners steer hustle pull the wool over somebody's eyes bring round fake wangle fudge lie sell come on lead astray tease palaver bleed shortchange give someone a bum steer ream pull the wool over someone's eyes tantalize disinform beat wile get round outmanoeuvre outfox prevail upon tantalise overreach outmaneuver work on stitch up invite set up squeeze get coerce short sandbag thwart skunk press caboodle thimblerig worm chouse prevaricate pluck banter plague pester nobble snare honey goldbrick fabricate rob misstate double-deal misrepresent catch out milk falsify shuck turn on lie to argue into smooth-talk distort pervert make a fool of pretend shake down do in jerk around pull somebody's leg pull strings pull wires bribe put on the wrong track lead up garden path send on a wild goose chase throw off the scent prejudice disappoint bedevil impel pressurize flirt intrigue brainwash joke entangle misdirect jolly control appeal to feign work frustrate sham enmesh importune jawbone soothe barter contrive enrapture circumvent baffle gouge flirt with turn stroke doublespeak whet the appetite of oil soap clip bias pressurise outsmart propagandize play a trick on bring pressure to bear on get around dissimulate sweep off one's feet propagandise mock toll dissemble cross rig make mouth water sweeten up use arm-twist gaslight pull someone's leg four-flush cover up double-talk pull fast one make up to wind up trifle with one-up do the dirty on spread it on have someone on pass off fix let down double deal sell down the river put on an act put on false front throw dust in someone's eyes play games wrong steer bait and switch put up a front give wrong information to pull wool over eyes take someone in play trick on put up smoke screen sell out take someone for a ride impose stretch the rules bend the rules pull something funny stack the cards hit below the belt pull in dust embezzle talk stump juke trifle bunk pull something dally fox toy pilfer coquet wanton court put someone up to something play dirty witch magnetize kill blag beckon impress trip up make prod lead poison flannel fawn throw pressure reason argue psych out flam train rope drag flatter into lead down the garden path magnetise give the runaround give the wrong impression two-time send on a wild-goose chase cuckold play-act sell a pup pull a fast one make a sucker of get the better of distract ensorcell tout shill ingratiate frame play a jest on play a prank on play a joke on murphy kowtow take to the cleaner's do number on sucker into do someone in the eye do out of sell a bill of goods to play a practical joke on pull wool over impose upon take for play away cross up step out obsess dare play for a fool hocus-pocus hit on draw in operate angle run a game on play games with take to cleaners play joke on beat out of take for ride soften up toady caress egg one on stupefy lay it on draw out give the come-on to sweep off feet bootlick soften crowd push brownnose massage arrange bat eyes at backstab fail defy defeat foil twist around your little finger stage-manage pander to besot rush trim lirt crib blench rogue belirt be disloyal to split break faith with be unfaithful to play false stab in the back make your mouth water elude rebel against disobey belie dangle a carrot in front of work over build up apple polish dangle something infatuate torture torment titillate yuck yuk jest jape fun josh quip gag wisecrack chaff short-change come on to suck up to play up to get next to hand a line machinate swing plot bring off collude lobby connive conspire challenge lick someone's boots take out fast talk give bum steer break the rules screw over give the shaft direct taunt provoke excite rub the right way lay it on thick encourage sweep you off your feet rag ridicule bother net compel dragoon intimidate counsel capture vamp badger annoy harass worry harry gnaw beleaguer work upon lean on affect simulate counterfeit twist someone's arm incite talk round pull strings with incline browbeat toy with philander with profess assume suborn colour allege bag immesh implicate embroil mesh ensnarl entoil tangle make sport of poke fun at make fun of yank somebody's chain make yourself felt with carry weight with touch bring pressure to bear upon cut any ice with chat up keep hanging fib mollify appease land color act claim placate convert involve catch up betrap benet make someone's mouth water keep hanging on keep someone hanging on make eyes at talk into something aspire impersonate purport conciliate pacify propitiate sweeten twist somebody's arm let on pass yourself off as make out pass for lay claim masquerade be deceitful stonewall malinger be hypocritical fish jazz claim falsely whitewash shuck and jive assuage gentle reel in lay for box in set a trap for exaggerate humour perjure equivocate mistreat patronise capitalize on misuse abuse profit from step on walk all over treat lightly play on take liberties with prey on cash in on maltreat ill-use leverage trade on play with target patronize play someone for a sucker use for one's own ends misspeak set at ease win the affection of put off guard humor unarm disarm undermine someone's resistance palter bull overdraw misinstruct forswear BS be economical with the truth frame someone not speak the truth perjure yourself make up a story tell stories invent a story lie through one's teeth be untruthful break promise make believe tell a lie lack candor forswear oneself bear false witness say something untrue tell an untruth commit perjury not tell the truth fake it tell a falsehood stretch the truth tell a white lie perjure oneself tell untruths forswear yourself tell a terminological inexactitude concoct a story be forsworn depart from the truth

lobby influence persuade petition press pressure push urge campaign solicit sway appeal importune promote pressurise pressurize advance affect alter appeal to bill billboard boost call on change drum further hype induce modify pitch plug politick procure request seek to influence sell soft-sell soft-soap splash spot sweet-talk thump try to persuade apply pressure build up campaign for hard sell high pressure sell on sway opinion bring pressure to bear on exert influence press your case pull strings put pressure on solicit votes try to influence make a pitch for bring pressure to bear

lay it on exaggerate overstate embellish embroider overdo pile on overdo it over-praise soft-soap embellish the truth give fulsome praise ham it up pay extravagant compliments pile it on stretch the truth sweet-talk lay it on thick lay on with a trowel lay it on with a trowel lay it on with a shovel overstate one's case overplay overemphasize dramatize amplify magnify make a big deal out of overdraw talk big blow up go overboard with fatigue make a production of make a mountain out of a molehill overvalue wear oneself out overdramatize make a production out of overrate overburden overtax make a big thing of overtire dramatise ham up overemphasise pressure overload puff strain oneself carry run into the ground overembellish color blow up out of all proportion lay something on thick overuse make a thing about bite off too much make a big thing about pull the longbow stretch put on go too far overreach belabor camp up make a thing of overindulge go overboard make federal case do to death overestimate colour inflate hype drive oneself belabour overwork run riot wear down

sell promote advocate advance further pitch aggrandize boost encourage espouse hype plug propagandise propagandize proselytise proselytize push recommend tout advertise advertize drum market persuade puff spiel hustle put across get across talk someone into talk up gain acceptance for get support for win someone over to soft sell speak for win approval for convince someone of the merits of get acceptance for hype up puff up soft-soap bring someone round to persuade someone to accept bang the drum for beat the drum for sweet talk publicize ballyhoo publicise endorse give publicity to flog merchandise flack huckster trumpet flaunt sponsor give a puff to call attention to give a plug to peddle publish promulgate proclaim declare broadcast spruik flash show announce herald inform annunciate post apprise enunciate notify disclose release present communicate circularize expose divulge exhibit reveal popularize circularise make public make known build up popularise bill blazon display trailer blaze blare sound trail advise praise placard uncover spot blurb acquaint alert unmask splash crack up spread around run with hard sell spread abroad put on the map get on soapbox for beat the drum bring to public notice give notice of shout from the rooftops shout out give out make a pitch shift turn over gazette persuade people to buy commend mention namecheck spin champion back write up draw attention to give a mention to supply package package as traffic in campaign for get behind deal in cry up spotlight talk something up put in a good word for upsell pump up put up in lights play up parade boast spread about flourish brag showboat overpraise speak of talk of swagger speak well of swank unveil press-agent cry build crow vaunt brandish gloat grandstand air put before the public big up feature showcase blow up show off

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