A student tried to butter the teacher up.
•She buttered up the teacher again.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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
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 — 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 — butterless, adj. butterlike, adj. /but euhr/, n. 1. the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned. 2. this substance, processed for cooking and table use. 3. any of various… … Universalium
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
butter — /ˈbʌtə / (say butuh) noun 1. the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned. 2. this substance, processed for cooking and table use. 3. any of various other spreads of similar… …
butter — I UK [ˈbʌtə(r)] / US [ˈbʌtər] noun [uncountable] ** a solid yellow food made from cream that you spread on bread or use in cooking bread and butter a packet of butter salted/unsalted butter • butter wouldn t melt in someone s mouth See: bread and … English dictionary
butter — [[t]bʌ̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ butters, buttering, buttered 1) N MASS Butter is a soft yellow substance made from cream. You spread it on bread or use it in cooking. ...bread and butter... Pour the melted butter into a large mixing bowl. 2) VERB If you… … English dictionary
Butter — This interesting and unusual name has two quite separate origins, which can be shown by the recordings of the surname and its subsequent development. The first of these is an English nickname for someone with some vocal characteristic similar to… … Surnames reference
butter — noun a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking. verb 1》 spread with butter. 2》 (butter someone up) informal flatter someone. Phrases look as if butter wouldn t melt in one s mouth informal… … English new terms dictionary
