butter up
phrasal verbbutter somebody up
- (informal) to say nice things to somebody so that they will help you or give you something
以甜言蜜语巴结某人;奉承;拍马屁 - Stop trying to butter me up!
别想拍我马屁! - He’s always trying to butter up the boss.
他总是试图拍老板的马屁。
- Stop trying to butter me up!