It seems that you get antsy when you hear I praise another guy.
I get antsy not because you praise a guy, but because you may be taken for a ride by a guy like him.
How come you think of him that way?
Because you seem to have lost your vigilance. You should be on the watch out.
I have no reason to distrust him. He's never caused any harm.
Isn't there anything that sounds fishy?
Nothing smells a rat. I told you that he's an all-right guy.
All-right guy? All right. Let's talk about something else instead.