You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 4.
Taco Day
Today’s word is butter, spelled b-u-t-t-e-r.
butter /ˈbʌtə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]
to spread butter on something
buttered toast
butter a piece of bread
butter somebody ↔ up phrasal verb
informal to say nice things to someone so that they will do what you want
Don’t think you can butter me up that easily.
You'll have to butter them up a bit before they'll agree.
a flunky who shamelessly butters up the boss
After a little coaxing from Blake, who is trying to butter Ariana up in hopes of winning over her legions of fans, Hailey joins Team Ariana.
— Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2021
With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.
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