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butter up::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brown-nose |
| Type of | blandish, flatter |
Examples of butter up
butter up
Rifkin will use some to butter up potential suppliers, and he'll smoke the rest.
From the miamiherald.com
In another frying pan, use butter and olive oil, heat up and saute the scallops.
From the gothamgal.com
Polymer films also show up in milk containers, butter wrappers, and yogurt cups.
From the businessweek.com
The butter dripping into the coals will cause it to sputter, smoke and flame up.
From the al.com
So I'm trying to butter up those officials so we do get a call once in a while.
From the bostonherald.com
The writer is one of those unemployed Communist looking to butter up to China.
From the economist.com
Firstly, that the tickets will be used to butter up foreign visitors and investors.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It may simply come down to how well Sarkozy can butter up his fellow leaders.
From the time.com
Next came France, for the G8 summit, and he had other people to butter up.
From the guardian.co.uk
