butter up
Example Sentences
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These packages, which often run into thousands of dollars, attract many celebrities and corporate buyers who see the Games as a chance to butter up clients or reward top performers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
A UK attempt to butter up the French leader, perhaps?
From BBC ● May 17, 2025
At the center: six cinnamon rolls that a candidate alleged had been used to butter up voters during the tight mayoral race in October.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2023
To get ahead, you can make the marinara base and roasted garlic butter up to a couple days before.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2022
Trujillo had announced we were going to have a free country—just like the Yanquis he was trying to butter up.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
