English / idiom
Butter Someone up
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To flatter or praise someone generously in order to gain a favor or approval
In context
01
The boy tried to butter his mother up by praising her baking before asking for a higher allowance.
02
She knew her brother was buttering her up only because he wanted to borrow her car for the weekend.
Synonyms
flatter,sweet-talk,cajole
Antonyms
criticize,confront bluntly,reproach
Collocations
butter someone up with compliments,try to butter up,butter up parents