butter up

Significado

1. butter sb up

   to say nice things to sb so that they will help you or give you sth

En las películas · 7

• You're not trying to butter me up, are you?Runaway Bride1999
• Oh, plenty of time to butter them up at the Law Council Dinner next Friday.Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason2004
• I'm not trying to butter you up, Mr Williams.Living2022
• Oh, no, no, you're buttering me up now, ha.About Schmidt2002
• Now, don't try to butter me up.The Fox and the Hound1981
• He buttered them up, saying they were wasting their time.Space Jam: A New Legacy2021
• So start squeezing that cow and buttering up those sandwiches.Lilies of the Field1963

Apréndela en escenas completas

• About Schmidt2002
  • Ray's Toast at the Retirement Dinner
  • Jeannie's Long-Distance Call Home
  • Warren's Video Letter to Ndugu

De la misma entrada

• butter wouldn't melt
• like a knife through butter
• know which side your bread is buttered