butter up

释义

1. butter sb up

   以甜言蜜语巴结某人；奉承；拍马屁

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

电影里这样说 · 7 部

• I'm not trying to butter you up, Mr Williams.Living2022
• 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
• Oh, no, no, you're buttering me up now, ha.About Schmidt2002
• He buttered them up, saying they were wasting their time.Space Jam: A New Legacy2021
• Now, don't try to butter me up.The Fox and the Hound1981
• So start squeezing that cow and buttering up those sandwiches.Lilies of the Field1963

在完整场景里学

• 关于施密特2002
  • 退休宴上听老友拆台：retire in glory（光荣退休）
  • 接长途电话为女婿拌嘴：bigger fish to fry（有更重要的事要忙）
  • 退休老人给养子录自我介绍：work out that way（结果没照设想走）

同一词条的短语

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