Spanish: Tirarse Para Que Lo Levanten

Type: Saying

Literal Meaning: to throw oneself down in order to be picked up

Meaning: fishing for compliments

Yo: Me veo feo es este vestido, ¿no? No sé por qué lo compré. Jorge: No, ¿qué va! Te ves bien guapa, corazón. (Me: I look ugly in this dress, right? I don’t know why I bought it. Jorge: No, not at all. You look really pretty, honey.)