He is especially funny when he falls for the false flattery of Frosine.

"No false flattery, Jean-Claude, you know how much I hate it."

But even false flattery is flattering in its peculiar way.

You're using false flattery.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, a man not prone to false flattery, wrote of Sumner:

Let him use his charm, his false flattery, his oh-so-handsome smile.

Both sisters are eager for power and even convince their father with false flattery to hand over his kingdom.

"I'll have none of your false flattery either!"

He preened a bit; there is a rule that no egotist can recognize false flattery.

Having seen him at his most raw, the audience can now watch Chad practicing false flattery ("That's a lovely blouse") and solicitude.