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to butter up
01
to compliment someone to gain something in return
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
butter
Present tense
butter up
3rd person singular
butters up
Present participle
buttering up
Past simple
buttered up
Past participle
buttered up
Examples
The salesman was skilled at buttering up customers to make more sales.
