n.
25A0; butter someone up (informal) FLATTER, court, wheedle, persuade, blarney, coax, get round, prevail on; be obsequious towards, be sycophantic towards, toady to, fawn on, make up to, play up to, ingratiate oneself with, rub up the right way, curry favour with; informal suck up to, be all over, keep someone sweet, sweet-talk, soft-soap.