"butter bread"
Cage tried hard to butter up the boss.
凯奇拼命拍老板的马屁。
He suspected that they were buttering him up when everyone suddenly started being nice to him.
当他们突然开始对他好的时候,他怀疑他们是在讨好他。
Fine words butter no parsnips.
牛津高阶第八版
美国韦氏词典
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维基百科 (自由的百科全书)