Honig ums Maul schmieren

German

Etymology

Literally, smear honey around the mouth.

Verb

Honig ums Maul schmieren (weak, third-person singular present schmiert Honig ums Maul, past tense schmierte Honig ums Maul, past participle Honig ums Maul geschmiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to butter up, to schmooze [with dative ‘with someone’]
    Synonyms: Honig um den Mund schmieren, Honig um den Bart schmieren

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