butter someone up

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phr. v.片語動詞巴結某人

He tried to butter his boss up in the hope of getting a promotion.

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跟著 Katherine 一起學會這 10 個迷人的英文表達方式吧！ (10 CHARMING English Expressions ?✨☺️ | Daily English ? | British English ??)

To butter someone up.
給人拍馬屁
To butter someone up.
給人拍馬屁

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便當？撒嬌？超難翻譯成英文的中文！ // Difficult Chinese Words to Translate #2 (Difficult Chinese Words to Translate #2)

You can use butter someone up
可以說 butter someone up

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10 個你絕對猜不到意思的英文慣用語！ (10 English Idioms with Meanings You CAN’T Guess)

So we're going to start with to butter someone up.
所以我們要從「拍馬屁」開始。
To butter someone up.
拍馬屁。

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So, "to butter someone up" - to flatter, to praise.