- butter someone up
- butter (someone) up
to praise someone in order to get them to like you or do what you want.
The magazine tried to get her to write an article by buttering her up.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
butter someone up
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butter someone up — (informal) FLATTER, court, wheedle, persuade, blarney, coax, get round, prevail on; be obsequious towards, be sycophantic towards, toady to, fawn on, make up to, play up to, ingratiate oneself with, rub up the right way, curry favour with;… … Useful english dictionary
butter someone up — informal flatter someone. → butter … English new terms dictionary
butter up — butter (someone) up to praise someone in order to get them to like you or do what you want. The magazine tried to get her to write an article by buttering her up … New idioms dictionary
butter up — verb flatter with the intention of getting something • Syn: ↑brown nose • Hypernyms: ↑flatter, ↑blandish • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Sam cannot butter up Sue * * * … Useful english dictionary
butter — noun a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking. verb 1》 spread with butter. 2》 (butter someone up) informal flatter someone. Phrases look as if butter wouldn t melt in one s mouth informal… … English new terms dictionary
butter somebody up — When you butter someone up, you flatter them or you are very nice to them, especially if you want to obtain something. He was so keen to get the job that he spent his time buttering up the boss … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth — butter wouldn’t melt in someone’s mouth phrase used for saying that someone looks as if they are very good and would never do anything wrong, although in fact they would Thesaurus: words used to describe dishonest people and behavioursynonym… … Useful english dictionary
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth — butter wouldn t melt in (someone s) mouth if butter wouldn t melt in someone s mouth, they look as if they would never do anything wrong although you think they would. She looks as though butter wouldn t melt in her mouth but I ve seen her… … New idioms dictionary
butter wouldn't melt in mouth — butter wouldn t melt in (someone s) mouth if butter wouldn t melt in someone s mouth, they look as if they would never do anything wrong although you think they would. She looks as though butter wouldn t melt in her mouth but I ve seen her… … New idioms dictionary
someone's bread and butter — (someone s) bread and butter informal a job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live. Teaching at the local college is his bread and butter … New idioms dictionary
