| 单词 | butter up |
| 释义 | butter up (once / 109439 pages) v Use the phrase butter up to describe someone going overboard praising or complimenting another person — especially in an attempt to get something in return. You might try to butter up your math teacher in order to get a better grade. Flattery is unlikely to work, though, unless you're also really good at algebra. When you picture spreading too much oily butter on a piece of toast, you get a sense of what it means to butter someone up. WORD FAMILYbutter up: buttered up, buttering up, butters up USAGE EXAMPLESAs he showed last week during his interview with the Times, the President-elect can butter up the Fourth Estate when he wants to. The New Yorker(Nov 29, 2016) The pecans can be buttered up to 2 days in advance; drain off excess butter and store at room temperature in an airtight container. Washington Post(Nov 11, 2016) Presidential candidates pick them as running mates to broaden their appeal to voters, or to butter up allies. Economist(May 12, 2016) v flatter with the intention of getting something Syn|Hyper brown-nose blandish, flatter praise somewhat dishonestly |
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