soft sawder

soft sawder

obsolete Ostentatious flattery or sycophancy, especially for the purpose of cajoling or coaxing someone (to do something). The wheedling clerk poured on the soft sawder thick into Ms. Meriwether's ear, deftly convincing her to invest on his behalf.
See also: soft
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • have (someone) on a string
  • have someone on a string
  • flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere
  • flattery will get you nowhere
  • soft soap
  • kiss-assing
  • get in (someone's) good books
  • egg-sucker
  • have somebody eating out of your hand
  • have someone in the palm of your hand