/?b?t?.?/informalto be verykindorfriendlyto someone ortrytopleasesomeone, so that thatpersonwill do what youwantthem to do:You'll have tobutterthem up abitbefore they'llagree.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesUrging & persuading
ambulance-chasing
argumentation
be/go on atsomeoneidiom
blag
blagger
chivvy
fob
induce
inveigle
lean onsomeone/something
miseducate
miseducation
overencourage
persuasive
soft sell
tub-thumping
urge
woo
wrap
wrapsomeonearoundyourlittle fingeridiom
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butter up someone| American Dictionary
butter upsomeone
phrasal verbwithbutterverbtopleasesomeone,esp. bypraisingthatpersoninorderto get him or her toagreeto something:Acompanywishingtoinfluencethegovernmentmust butter up bothpartiesin theHouseand theSenate.(Definition ofbutter up someonefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/butter-up##