What does “Butter someone up” mean?

Butter someone up

Meaning: To say nice things to someone or do favors for them in order to get something in return.

Dar coba

Significado: Decir cosas bonitas a alguien o hacerle favores para conseguir algo a cambio.

Puxar o saco

Significado: Dizer coisas agradáveis a alguém ou fazer favores para conseguir algo em troca.

Passer de la pommade

Signification: Dire des choses gentilles à quelqu'un ou lui rendre service pour obtenir quelque chose en retour.

Jemanden einlullen

Bedeutung: Jemandem schöne Dinge sagen oder Gefallen tun, um etwas im Gegenzug zu bekommen.

Dare del burro

Significato: Fare complimenti o favori a qualcuno per ottenere qualcosa in cambio.

Birini pohpohlamak

Anlam: Bir şey karşılığında birine iltifat etmek veya iyilik yapmak.

拍马屁

意思: 对某人说好话或帮他们忙，以换取回报。

ご機嫌取りをする

意味: 誰かにお世辞を言ったり、何かを返してもらうために親切にすること。

비위 맞추다

의미: 무언가를 얻기 위해 누군가에게 칭찬하거나 잘해주는 것.

Dialogue

19:30:10 - Why is she always complimenting the manager?

19:30:13 - She's trying to butter him up so he'll give her the promotion.

19:30:16 - That's so obvious. Does he even notice?

19:30:19 - Probably. But he seems to enjoy the attention.

22:10:22 - She's always buttering up the teacher to get better grades.

22:10:25 - I've noticed that too. It's a bit obvious.

22:10:28 - But it seems to work. She's getting good marks.

22:10:31 - That's frustrating for the rest of us.

20:15:55 - I saw him bring the boss coffee again this morning.

20:15:58 - He's really buttering him up. He's been doing that all week.

20:16:01 - Does the boss even notice?

20:16:04 - Probably. But it's working, so I don't blame him.