Butter them up?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="butter">butter</span>-<span word="up">up</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="Andre">Andre</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="butter">butter</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="manicure">manicure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="Andre">Andre</span>, <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="parlor">parlor</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bribe">bribe</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="manicures">manicures</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="like">like</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>.</p><p><span word="Lest">Lest</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="badmouth">badmouth</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>, <span word="strangers">strangers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="Andre">Andre</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="buttering">buttering</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="manicures">manicures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="offered">offered</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="up">up</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="swiping">swiping</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enrich">enrich</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="flavor">flavor</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="flatter">flatter</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="praise">praise</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="support">support</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enrich">enrich</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="currying">currying</span> <span word="favors">favors</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="sinister">sinister</span> <span word="connotations">connotations</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>), <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span> (<span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="colleague">colleague</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coveted">coveted</span> <span word="position">position</span>), <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="project">project</span>), <span word="voters">voters</span> (<span word="lest">lest</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="else">else</span>), <span word="etc">etc</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p>
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