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单词 butter sb up
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butter sb up

informal
phrasal verb with butter uk/ˈbʌt.ər/us/ˈbʌt̬.ɚ/verb [ T ]

to be very kind or friendly to someone or try to please someone, so that that person will do what you want them to do:

You'll have to butter them up a bit before they'll agree.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Urging & persuading

  • argumentation
  • blag
  • brainwash
  • bring
  • browbeat
  • butter
  • get sth out of sb
  • persuade
  • persuasion
  • preach
  • press-gang
  • prevail on/upon sb
  • proselytize
  • rush sb into (doing) sth
  • sucker sb into sth
  • swing
  • talk sb down
  • talk sb out of sth
  • twist
  • work on sb

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