butter up
to over-praise, over-compliment someone
TRANSLATION
jmdm. Honig ums Maul schmieren, jmdm. Honig um den Bart schmieren
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"In recent years, defense contractors have poured millions of dollars into a Washington, D.C., think tank called the Center for Security Policy. The center gets up to 35% of its budget from defense contractors, has spent large sums on "issue advertising" in the Washington area, and has BUTTERED UP Republicans in Congress."
(Editorial - Denver Post - July 13 2000)
(Editorial - Denver Post - July 13 2000)
Did you
know?
Did you know?
To butter up means to flatter someone in order to try to get their favour or friendship - this idiom is almost always used negatively.
Note these other two common "butter" idioms:
Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth = Sie sieht aus, als koenne sie kein Waesserchen trueben.
He knows which side his bread is buttered on = Er weiß wo der Bartel den Most holt.
Bread-and-butter lines = die Haupt -geschaefte, -produkte.
To butter up means to flatter someone in order to try to get their favour or friendship - this idiom is almost always used negatively.
Note these other two common "butter" idioms:
Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth = Sie sieht aus, als koenne sie kein Waesserchen trueben.
He knows which side his bread is buttered on = Er weiß wo der Bartel den Most holt.
Bread-and-butter lines = die Haupt -geschaefte, -produkte.
