to butter up |
よいしょ;よいっしょ /(int) (1) (expression of) effort or strain/Yo-heave-ho!/(vs) (2) to butter up/to suck up to/EntL2055540X/ ------- 機嫌を取る;機嫌をとる [きげんをとる] /(exp,v5r) to curry favour/to butter up/to fawn over/to humour someone (humor)/to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)/EntL2069430X/ ------- 機嫌気褄を取る [きげんきづまをとる] /(exp,v5r) (obsc) (See 機嫌を取る) to curry favour/to butter up/to fawn over/to humour someone (humor)/to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)/EntL2645770/ ------- 気褄を合わす [きづまをあわす] /(exp,v5s) (obsc) (See 機嫌をとる) to curry favour/to butter up/to fawn over/to humour someone (humor)/to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)/EntL2645790/ ------- 胡麻をする;胡麻を擂る [ごまをする] /(exp,v5r) to butter up/to try to get on the good side of/EntL2093290X/ ------- 媚を売る [こびをうる] /(exp,v5r) (1) to coquet (of a woman)/to entice a customer (of a prostitute)/(2) to flatter/to butter up/EntL2586100/ |