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butter up
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of BUTTER UP
to praise too much <a flunky who shamelessly butters up the boss>
Synonyms adulate, belaud, blarney, butter up, hero-worship, honey, massage, overpraise, puff, soft-soap, stroke
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