butter up

butter up  {v.},  {informal}
To try to get the favor or friendship of (a person) by flattery or pleasantness.
He began to butter up the boss in hope of being given a better job.
Compare: POLISH THE APPLE.
Categories: informal verb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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