to be nice to someone so that they will help or support you
How far do you go to butter up shareholders?
I'm suspicious: is this a cheap trick to butter up a member of Her Majesty's press?
It was a glowing reference but maybe designed to butter up his opponent and take his edge away.
Then public sector workers use these public funds to butter up other public sector workers.
butters up
buttering up
buttered up
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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