butter up

• Verbe à particule signifiant flatter excessivement ou faire des louanges intéressées à quelqu'un dans le but d'obtenir une faveur ou un avantage.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of flattering or praising someone excessively in order to gain a favor or advantage.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. informal

   To praise or flatter someone excessively, often to gain a favor or advantage.

   Flatter servilement

   • He tried to butter up his boss before asking for a raise.
   • She buttered up the teacher with compliments about the lesson.
   • Don't try to butter me up; just tell me what you want.

   Synonymesbrown-noseflattersweet-talktoady

Verbe de basebutter