BUTTER (SOMEBODY) UP

Meaning of BUTTER (SOMEBODY) UP in English

butter somebody ↔ up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ butter )

informal to say nice things to someone so that they will do what you want:

Don’t think you can butter me up that easily.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
English interlingue dictionary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəmˌbädē, -(ˌ)bədē, -di pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum body, from sum, som some + body : one or some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUTTER — I. ˈbəd.ə(r), ˈbətə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English butere; akin to Old Frisian & Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUTTER — (n.) Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter …
Английский словарь Webster
BUTTER — ( n. ) Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUTTER — — butterless , adj. — butterlike , adj. /but"euhr/ , n. 1. the fatty portion of milk, separating as a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUTTER — v. spread with butter, spread butter on
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē, -ˌbä- pronoun Date: 14th century : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUTTER — I. ˈbə-tər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English butere, from Latin butyrum, from Greek boutyron, from bous cow + …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — noun a person of consideration or importance. 2. somebody ·noun a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
Webster English vocab
BUTTER — noun one who, or that which, butts. 2. butter ·vt to cover or spread with butter. 3. butter ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — [some.body] pron (14c): one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity "~ will come in" [2]somebody n (ca. 1566): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUTTER — [but.ter] n [ME, fr. OE butere, fr. L butyrum, fr. Gk boutyron, fr. bous cow + tyros cheese; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUTTER — a yellow-to-white solid emulsion of fat globules, water, and inorganic salts produced by churning the cream from cows' milk. Butter …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — somebody BrE AmE ˈsʌm bəd i -ˌbɒd- -ˌbɑːd- —There is also a casual form ˈsʌm di
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BUTTER — butter BrE AmE ˈbʌt ə AmE ˈbʌt̬ ə r ▷ butter|ed d ▷ buttering ˈbʌt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE ˈbʌt̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — / ˈsʌmbədi; NAmE / pronoun = someone : Somebody should have told me. She thinks she's really somebody in that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUTTER — / ˈbʌtə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] a soft yellow food made from cream or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUTTER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. pron. some person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUTTER — n. & v. n. 1 a a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Oxford English vocab
BUTTER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUTTER — ( butters, buttering, buttered) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Butter is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A white person was by definition somebody . ▪ Which just goes to prove, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUTTER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES brandy butter butter bean cocoa butter peanut butter shea butter COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUTTER — [noun] [U] - a pale yellow fatty solid made from cream that is spread on bread or used in cookinga …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — n. Function: pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity FF1C; somebody should be home FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — I. pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity somebody should be home Synonyms: someone Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUTTER
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
SOMEBODY — n. 25B6; noun she wanted to be a somebody : IMPORTANT PERSON, VIP, public figure, notable, dignitary, worthy; someone, (big/household) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — pron. 1 one, someone, some person There must be somebody who will take you to the dance n. 2 personage, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BUTTER — Curdled milk. (Genesis 18:8; 32:14; Judges 5:25; Job 20:17) Milk is generally offered to travellers in Palestine in a curdled …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pronoun BAD : She hadn't seen somebody for over a week. GOOD : She hadn't seen anybody for over a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. ≈ Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn : anybody, someone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUTTER — 1. сущ. 1) масло; маслянистое вещество to churn, cream, make butter ≈ сбивать масло to spread butter (on bread) ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMEBODY — somebody.ogg 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BUTTER — butter.ogg _I 1. ʹbʌtə n 1. масло bread and butter - хлеб с маслом cocoa butter [pсм. cacao butter vegetable …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BUTTER — 1) масло 2) полутвёрдый жир 3) с.-х. снопоуравниватель, подбойка 4) намазывать, покрывать ( напр. кирпичи раствором с помощью кельмы ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BUTTER — 1) масло 2) полутвёрдый жир 3) с.-х. снопоуравниватель, подбойка 4) намазывать, покрывать (напр. кирпичи раствором с помощью кельмы) • - dairy butter - mineral butter - paraffin …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BUTTER — масло; жир; жирное вещество to churn butter — пахтать масло - bog butter
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. [ʹsʌmbədı] n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) ~ - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BUTTER — _I 1. ʹbʌtə n 1. масло bread and butter - хлеб с маслом cocoa butter [pсм. cacao butter vegetable butters …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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