mazat med kolem úst, lichotit

According to the Office of Fair Trading, there's evidence that some building societies choose firms that bring them mortgage business in return, so your estate agent may be tempted to steer you towards a building society that he needs to butter up. BNC

Perhaps he was trying to butter up America and Britain, because the United Nations Security Council will soon be discussing tighter sanctions against Libya unless he hands over the people who are believed to have blown up an American airliner over Scotland in 1988. BNC

The Bank has to butter up both investors and intermediaries because it is in a fiercely competitive international market. BNC

vypadá, jakoby neuměl do pěti počítat

She looks as if butter woudn't melt in her mouth, but don't be fooled by first impressions! (Oxford Idioms)

máselnice

"The lover in the butter-churn?" said Angel Clare, looking up from his newspaper. BNC

nešika

"Well, I suppose when they'd finished saying bugger and blast and damn and kicking butter-fingers in the head they might get round to saying that," said Lydia. BNC

tučnost

Holstein yields are up to 1,000kg higher than those of Friesian types in Britain and the butterfat content is now similar. BNC

karamel(svaří se máslo a cukr)