butter someone up才不是“给你抹上黄油”，而是拍马屁；奉承；讨好别人。

【例句】
Harry is working hard to butter up the boss to get that promotion.
哈里为了被提升，正在想方设法地对老板拍马奉承。

Ever since the new Sales Director joined the company, she’s been buttering him up。
自从新的销售总监加入之后，她一直在拍他马屁。