Fish.

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- Just the other day a girl at school was asking if it didn't make me nervous, to be seeing a fellow as good-looking as you. She was speaking out in favor of homely boys.
- I am a homely boy, - he said.
Now she did turn to face him. He was surprised to see angry flush on her cheeks.
- Don't fish, - she said. - It's unbecoming in a man.

Здесь fish значит напрашиваться на комплимент?

Comments

[cesareborgia.livejournal.com]

Именно так.

[sali.livejournal.com]

от fish for compliments, наверное

[meresjeva.livejournal.com]

Да, короткое от fish for compliments:)