What does 'You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar' mean?
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This means that it is easier to persuade people if you use polite arguments and flattery than if you are confrontational.
- Category: Animals
- Contributed By: Benjamin
Idioms similar to 'You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar'
- Drop like flies
- As the crow flies
- Don't catch your chickens before they're hatched
- Sprat to catch a mackerel
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