butter someone's biscuit

verb

To interest or appeal to someone; to make someone happy.

Meanings

verbbutter someone's biscuit (third-person singular simple present butters someone's biscuit, present participle buttering someone's biscuit, simple past and past participle buttered someone's biscuit)

present singular third person butters someone's biscuit · participle present buttering someone's biscuit · participle past buttered someone's biscuit · past buttered someone's biscuit

  1. slangTo interest or appeal to someone; to make someone happy.

    Synonyms: float someone's boat

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo interest or appeal to someone; to make someone happy.

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