buttering someone's biscuit

A form of butter someone's biscuit — To interest or appeal to someone; to make someone happy.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of butter someone's biscuit
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buttering someone's biscuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttering%20someone's%20biscuit

MLA

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Chicago

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