butter up to (one)

To charm or be nice to one, as with flattery or other means, especially before delivering bad news or asking for a favor. I tried to butter up to my father by mowing the lawn before I asked to borrow the car. At least butter up to me before you ask for money.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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butter up
flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere
flattery will get you nowhere
sweet talk (one) into (doing something)
pay court to
pay court to (someone)
pay court to someone
curry favor
curry favor with
curry favor with (one)

词组	butter up to (one)
释义	butter up to (one) butter up to (one) To charm or be nice to one, as with flattery or other means, especially before delivering bad news or asking for a favor. I tried to butter up to my father by mowing the lawn before I asked to borrow the car. At least butter up to me before you ask for money. See also: butter, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: butter up flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere flattery will get you nowhere sweet talk (one) into (doing something) pay court to pay court to (someone) pay court to someone curry favor curry favor with curry favor with (one)
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