butter up

yağ çekmek, pohpohlamak

İstediğini yaptırmak veya bir çıkar sağlamak için birini övmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To praise someone because you want them to do something for you.

• Stop trying to butter me up.
• She buttered up the boss before asking for a day off.
• Are you buttering me up because you want a favour?

Nasıl kullanılır: butter someone up (He buttered her up before asking to borrow her car.)

Eş anlamlılar: flatter, sweet-talk

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: butter up someone, butter up the boss, butter someone up

yağ çekmek, pohpohlamak

Birinden yardım veya bir şey almak amacıyla ona güzel sözler söylemek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To say nice things to someone so that they will give you something or help you.

• You don't need to butter me up.
• He buttered up his teacher before requesting more time.
• Why are you buttering her up all of a sudden?

Nasıl kullanılır: butter someone up (She buttered me up before asking for help.)

Eş anlamlılar: flatter, sweet-talk

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: butter up someone, butter up the boss, butter someone up