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butter up

[phrasal verb]
butter up (someone) or butter (someone) up informal
: to treat (someone) very well or kindly in order to get something奉承;拍马屁
⇒ Main Entry: 2 butter

butter up

verb

buttered up; buttering up; butters up

transitive verb

: to charm or beguile with lavish flattery or praise

Example Sentences

a flunky who shamelessly butters up the boss

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of butter up was in 1819

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