butter up English

Meaning butter up meaning

What does butter up mean?

butter up

— verb flatter with the intention of getting something

Synonyms butter up synonyms

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flatter

suck up to

soothe

placate

make peace

fawn on

butter

brown-nose

bribe

appease

wheedle

talk sweetly

take in

soft-soap

rub one’s hands

rub

plead with sweet words

massage

lubricate

lube

lick his boots

knead

inunct

humour someone

grease the palm

grease

gloze

fool

fawn over

fawn

curry favour

curry favor with

cream

court

compliment

coax

cajole

brush

brownnose

blandish

anoint

adulate