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butter sb up butter sb up INFORMAL — phrasal verb with butter /ˈbʌt.ər/ aep /ˈbʌt̬.ɚ/ verb [T] ► F0 to be very kind or friendly to someone or try to please them, so that they will do what you want them to do: » You'll have to butter them up a bit before they'll agree.Thesaurus+: ↑Urging and persuading , ↑Causing somebody to act |