charm offensive

noun

1. a concentrated attempt to gain favour or respectability by conspicuously cooperative or obliging behaviour

Example Sentences

In the last several months Pyongyang has launched a charm offensive directed at Moscow, Tokyo, and Seoul.

From The Daily Beast

The promo tour for Guardians of the Galaxy has been one massive, doofy charm offensive from Pratt.

From The Daily Beast

Desperate to combat this image, Republican leaders have launched a full-on charm offensive.

From The Daily Beast

Suckering American elites with a “charm offensive” is just a stop on the way to an Islamist Egypt.

From The Daily Beast