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Definition of butter up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

butter up

phrasal verb

Phrasal Verbs

(informal)

to say nice things to someone so that they will help you or give you something Stop trying to butter me up! He's always trying to butter up the boss.

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