butter someone up

意味

to be very nice to someone so that they will help you

助けてもらうために人に愛想よくする.

例文

1. 1Leo is buttering Mum up because he wants a lift to the party on Saturday.
2. 2Don't try to butter me up — the answer is still no.
3. 3Tom brought the boss coffee and praised her ideas; he was clearly buttering her up before asking for Friday off.
4. 4If we butter Gran up with flowers, maybe she'll let us stay up late.
5. 5My sister buttered me up all week, then asked to borrow my new jacket.

文法

someone は butter と up の間に置く（butter her up、butter Mum up）。butter は形が変わる（butters、buttered、buttering）。