HyperDic: butter_up

English > 1 sense of the expression butter up:
VERBcommunicationbutter up, brown-noseflatter with the intention of getting something
English > butter up: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaningflatter with the intention of getting something.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
ModelSam cannot butter up Sue
Synonymbrown-nose
Broaderflatter, blandishpraise somewhat dishonestly
Spanishdar coba, lisonjear

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