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butter up
but·ter B0580500 (bŭt′ər)n.1. A soft yellowish or whitish emulsion of butterfat, water, air, and sometimes salt, churned from milk or cream and processed for use in cooking and as a food.2. Any of various substances similar to butter, especially:a. A spread made from fruit, nuts, or other foods: plum butter; cashew butter.b. A vegetable fat having a nearly solid consistency at ordinary temperatures.3. Flattery.tr.v. but·tered, but·ter·ing, but·ters To put butter on or in.Phrasal Verb: butter up To praise or flatter excessively: You're always buttering up the boss.
[Middle English butere, from Old English, from Latin būtȳrum, from Greek boutūron : bous, cow; see gwou- in Indo-European roots + tūros, cheese; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]butter up vb (tr, adverb) to flatter Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | butter up - flatter with the intention of getting somethingbrown-noseblandish, flatter - praise somewhat dishonestly |
butter upverbTo compliment excessively and ingratiatingly:adulate, blandish, flatter, honey, slaver.Informal: soft-soap, sweet-talk.Translationsbutter (ˈbatə) noun a fatty substance made from cream by churning. 奶油 黄油 verb to spread with butter. She buttered the bread. 抹奶油 抹黄油ˈbuttery adjectivea buttery knife. 沾有奶油的 黄油的ˈbutterfingers noun a person who is likely to drop things which he or she is carrying. 手腳笨拙的人 拿不稳东西的人，手脚笨拙的人 ˈbutterscotch (-skotʃ) noun a kind of hard toffee made with butter. 奶油糖 奶油糖果butter up to flatter (someone) usually because one wants him to do something for one. 討好 讨好butter up
butter upTo be nice to someone, by flattery or other means, before delivering bad news or asking for a favor. I tried to butter up my father by mowing the lawn before I asked to borrow the car. At least butter me up before you ask for money.See also: butter, upbutter someone up and butter up to someoneto flatter someone; to treat someone especially nicely in hopes of receiving special favors. (See also something on thick">spread something on thick; soft soap.) A student tried to butter the teacher up. She buttered up the teacher again.See also: butter, upbutter upExcessively praise or flatter someone, usually to gain a favor. For example, If you butter up Dad, he'll let you borrow the car. This term transfers the oily, unctuous quality of butter to lavish praise. [c. 1700] See also: butter, upbutter upv. To praise or flatter someone in order to make him or her more receptive or willing: My coworker, hoping for a raise, is always buttering up the boss. If we butter up the bartender, maybe he'll buy us a drink.See also: butter, upEncyclopediaSeebutterbutter up
Synonyms for butter upverb to compliment excessively and ingratiatinglySynonyms- adulate
- blandish
- flatter
- honey
- slaver
- soft-soap
- sweet-talk
Synonyms for butter upverb flatter with the intention of getting somethingSynonymsRelated Words |