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1 butter up
v. yağ çekmek, pohpohlamak* * *yağcılık yap* * *(to flatter (someone) usually because one wants him to do something for one.) dalkavukluk yapmak
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butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth — butter wouldn’t melt in someone’s mouth phrase used for saying that someone looks as if they are very good and would never do anything wrong, although in fact they would Thesaurus: words used to describe dishonest people and behavioursynonym… … Useful english dictionary
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth — butter wouldn t melt in (someone s) mouth if butter wouldn t melt in someone s mouth, they look as if they would never do anything wrong although you think they would. She looks as though butter wouldn t melt in her mouth but I ve seen her… … New idioms dictionary
butter wouldn't melt in mouth — butter wouldn t melt in (someone s) mouth if butter wouldn t melt in someone s mouth, they look as if they would never do anything wrong although you think they would. She looks as though butter wouldn t melt in her mouth but I ve seen her… … New idioms dictionary
someone's bread and butter — (someone s) bread and butter informal a job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live. Teaching at the local college is his bread and butter … New idioms dictionary
butter — ► NOUN ▪ a pale yellow fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking. ► VERB 1) spread with butter. 2) (butter up) informal flatter (someone). ● look as if butter wouldn t melt in one s mouth Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
butter someone up — butter (someone) up to praise someone in order to get them to like you or do what you want. The magazine tried to get her to write an article by buttering her up … New idioms dictionary
butter up — butter (someone) up to praise someone in order to get them to like you or do what you want. The magazine tried to get her to write an article by buttering her up … New idioms dictionary
butter wouldn't melt in their mouth — If someone looks as if butter wouldn t melt in their mouth, they look very innocent … The small dictionary of idiomes
butter up — verb flatter with the intention of getting something • Syn: ↑brown nose • Hypernyms: ↑flatter, ↑blandish • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Sam cannot butter up Sue * * * … Useful english dictionary
butter — but|ter1 [ bʌtər ] noun uncount ** a solid yellow food made from cream that you spread on bread or use in cooking: bread and butter a stick of butter salted/unsalted butter butter wouldn t melt in someone s mouth used for saying that although… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
butter — but|ter1 S2 [ˈbʌtə US ər] n [U] ↑butter, ↑egg, ↑flour, ↑sugar [: Old English; Origin: butere, from Latin butyrum, from Greek boutyron, from bous cow + tyros cheese ] 1.) a solid yellow food made from milk or cream that you spread on bread or use… … Dictionary of contemporary English