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Definition butter up in American English

butter up phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to be nice to someone so that they will help or support you

Example

He was trying to butter up the electorate with promises of tax cuts.

Synonyms and related words
talk the talk charm court
Definition butter up in American English