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Butter someone up
B2Meaning
To flatter someone excessively, often to get something from them.
Example sentences
She buttered him up before asking for a raise.
He tried to butter up the teacher to get a better grade.
Learn · Idioms Food & Eating
To flatter someone excessively, often to get something from them.
She buttered him up before asking for a raise.
He tried to butter up the teacher to get a better grade.