英语词组butter up是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

butter upbutter (someone) up

to praise someone in order to get them to like you or do what you want.

The magazine tried to get her to write an article by buttering her up.

Phr V

butter up

butters, buttering, buttered

butter up sb or butter sb up

informal to be very nice to someone so that they will do what you want them to do

All these compliments - I know you're only trying to butter me up!

butter up

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

butter someone up

and butter up to someone

to flatter someone; to treat someone especially nicely in hopes of receiving special favors. (See also something on thick">spread something on thick; soft soap.) A student tried to butter the teacher up. She buttered up the teacher again.

butter up

Excessively praise or flatter someone, usually to gain a favor. For example, If you butter up Dad, he'll let you borrow the car. This term transfers the oily, unctuous quality of butter to lavish praise. [c. 1700]

butter up

To praise or flatter someone in order to make him or her more receptive or willing: My coworker, hoping for a raise, is always buttering up the boss. If we butter up the bartender, maybe he'll buy us a drink.

词组	butter up
释义	Idiom butter upbutter (someone) up to praise someone in order to get them to like you or do what you want. The magazine tried to get her to write an article by buttering her up. Phr V butter up butters, buttering, buttered butter up sb or butter sb up informal to be very nice to someone so that they will do what you want them to do All these compliments - I know you're only trying to butter me up! butter up verb to flatter someone with an intent to persuade them UK, 1819 phrasebutter up butter sb up • butter up sb informal to say nice things to someone or try to please them so that they will do what you want: You need his help, so butter him up a bit; get him on your side. Top dealers are inviting big clients into their offices and buttering them up with expense account lunches. butter up To be nice to someone, by flattery or other means, before delivering bad news or asking for a favor. I tried to butter up my father by mowing the lawn before I asked to borrow the car. At least butter me up before you ask for money. butter someone up and butter up to someone to flatter someone; to treat someone especially nicely in hopes of receiving special favors. (See also something on thick">spread something on thick; soft soap.) A student tried to butter the teacher up. She buttered up the teacher again. butter up Excessively praise or flatter someone, usually to gain a favor. For example, If you butter up Dad, he'll let you borrow the car. This term transfers the oily, unctuous quality of butter to lavish praise. [c. 1700] butter up v. To praise or flatter someone in order to make him or her more receptive or willing: My coworker, hoping for a raise, is always buttering up the boss. If we butter up the bartender, maybe he'll buy us a drink.
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