butter up in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for butter up in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.butter [Brit ˈbʌtə, Am ˈbədər] N

II.butter [Brit ˈbʌtə, Am ˈbədər] VB trans

also botch-up">
also flub-up">

II.flub <forma in -ing flubbing, pt, pp flubbed> [Brit flʌb, Am fləb] VB trans Am inf (botch)

I.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADV Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

(su) a Nord

9. up:

II.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] PREP

III.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADJ

V.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB trans (increase)

VI.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB intr inf

butter up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for butter up in the English»Italian Dictionary

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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We've had a couple of others run well that we're looking to butter up into better races in the autumn.
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He just needs to figure out how to butter up the locals a bit more.
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Those prices rose sharply from 1914, with cattle and butter up 50pc and the doubling of barley prices.
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This is not the way you're supposed to butter up your roommate.
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Press the flesh, put on a human face, butter up the shareholders with a few words.
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That explains the flowers and chocolates: use the kids to butter up mum for a bit of...
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He used to tell me how to butter up a referee and how to react if a call went against you.
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As a young barrister he had a reputation for refusing to butter up solicitors in the competitive scramble for legal work.
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He will be wanting to butter up the drummer to have a go!
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