echar flores

1.
SpainLatin Americacolloquialfigurative
- To lavish praise on someone; to flatter or compliment someone enthusiastically.
- To speak highly of a person or thing, often with exaggerated admiration.
2.
SpainLatin Americaneutralliteral
- To throw or place flowers, literally, for decorative or ceremonial purposes.
- To offer flowers as a tribute or ornament.

Examples:

ES: Srta. Cream, tiene una forma encantadora de echar flores, como si fuesen ladrillos.
EN: Miss Cream, you have the most charming way of tossing bouquets just as if they were bricks.
ES: Por Dios. Por favor, basta de echar flores, ¿sí?
EN: Please cut the sweet talk, will you?
ES: Ellos van a echar flores.
EN: They'll throw flowers.
ES: # Ahorró el tiempo de echar flores a los pacientes #
EN: ♪ Time to toss the flowers the patient say ♪
ES: Vamos a echar flores como los votos.
EN: We will cast flowers as votes.
ES: Dejate de echar flores, que vos no me encontraste.
EN: Stop flattering yourself because you didn't find me.