| 单词 | buttering up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbuttering up buttering up n. the action of buttering someone up; flattery; cf. butter v. 3a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun] fickling?c1225 flattering?c1225 oluhningc1225 glozec1290 glozing1297 losengery1303 blandishingc1305 blandingc1315 flatteryc1320 glotheringc1325 soothinga1400 honey word?1406 faginga1425 flatrisec1440 smekingc1440 blandishc1475 blandiment?1510 glavering1545 coggingc1555 good1563 milksop1577 court holy water1583 glavery1583 blandishment1591 lipsalve1591 court holy bread1592 flatter1593 colloguing1596 sooth1597 daub?1602 blandation1605 lullaby1611 court-water1616 butter1618 blandiloquy1623 oil1645 court-element1649 courtshipment1649 courtship1655 blandiloquence1656 court-creama1657 daubing1656 fleecha1700 Spanish money1699 cajole1719 whiting1721 palaver1733 butter boat1747 flummery1749 treacle1771 Spanish coin1785 blancmange1790 blarney1796 soft corn1814 whillywha1816 carney1818 buttering up1819 soft soap1821 flam1825 slaver1825 soft solder1836 soothing syrup1839 soft-soaping1840 plámás1853 sawder1854 soap1854 salve1859 taffy1878 plámásing1897 flannel1927 smarm1937 flannelling1945 sweet talk1945 schmear1950 smarming1950 1819 T. Moore Tom Crib's Memorial to Congress 40 This buttering-up, against the grain, We thought was curs'd genteel in Bob. 1864 M. C. Houstoun Zoe's ‘Brand’ I. xviii. 156 Amongst the exiles from Old Erin, the ‘buttering up’ and ‘slithering down’ go on apace. 1900 United Service Mag. Jan. 163 The fortnight concluded with a general patting on the back and buttering up of everybody by the complacent brigadier. 1952 T. Armstrong Adam Brunskill iv. 119 ‘Well..well, so we're going in for buttering-up, are we?’ he sneered. ‘You've seen which way the wind's blowing, have you?’ 2016 M. Gable I'll see You in Paris 276 She is indeed a sweet-talker... But the buttering up of Mary was a case of keeping one's friends close and her enemies closer. < as lemmas |
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