English - Turkish
Definition of buttering up in English Turkish dictionary
- butter up
- yağcılık yap
- butter up
- (Konuşma Dili) yalakalanmak
- butter up
- (Konuşma Dili) yağ yapmak
- butter up
- (Konuşma Dili) yaltaklanmak
- butter up
- (Konuşma Dili) yalakalık yapmak
- butter up
- {f} yağ çekmek
- butter up
- dalkavukluk etmek
- butter up
- (Konuşma Dili) yalakalık etmek
- butter up
- çok methetmek
- butter up
- yağcılık etmek
- butter up
- (Argo) yağcılık yapmak
- butter up
- {f} pohpohlamak
- butter up
- {k} -e yağ çekmek, -i yağlamak, -e dalkavukluk etmek
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English - English
Definition of buttering up in English English dictionary
- Present participle of butter up
- butter up
- To flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain
He takes every opportunity to butter up the boss.
- butter up
- flatter with the intention of getting something
- butter up
- {f} suck up, adulate someone in order to gain favor or advantage by behaving obsequiously
- butter up
- If someone butters you up, they try to please you because they want you to help or support them. The bank has to butter up investors because it is in a fiercely competitive market I tried buttering her up. `I've always admired people with these sorts of talents.'