buttersomeoneup
phrasal verbwithbutterverb[T]uk/ˈbʌt.ər/us/ˈbʌt̬.ɚ/
informalto be verykindorfriendlyto someone ortrytopleasesomeone, so that thatpersonwill do what youwantthem to do:
You'll have tobutterthem up abitbefore they'llagree.
Urging & 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