butter

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I.but‧ter¹ S2 /ˈbʌtə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: butere, from Latin butyrum, from Greek boutyron, from bous 'cow' + tyros 'cheese']

1. a solid yellow food made from milk or cream that you spread on bread or use in cooking ⇨ ↑bread-and-butter
2. butter wouldn’t melt in sb’s mouth used to say that someone seems to be very kind and sincere but is not really
—buttery adjective
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COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
▪ salted/unsalted (=with or without salt in it) Unsalted butter is better for baking. | Most butter is slightly salted.
▪ melted butter (=heated until it is liquid) Brush the pastry with a little melted butter.
phrases
▪ a pat of butter (=a small flat piece) Breakfast was a small roll and a pat of butter.
▪ a knob of butter (=a small round piece) Add a knob of butter to the meat juices in the pan.
▪ a lump of butter He served himself a big lump of butter.
verbs
▪ spread butter on something Lee was spreading butter on his toast.
▪ spread something with butter Spread the warm crumpets with butter.
▪ melt butter Melt the butter and mix it with the other ingredients.
▪ soften butter First soften the butter in a warm place.
II.butter² BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to spread butter on something:
buttered toast
butter somebody ↔ up phrasal verb
informal to say nice things to someone so that they will do what you want:
Don’t think you can butter me up that easily.

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butter
Butter is a rich spread made from cream.

◎	['bʌtə]
※	danh từ
	■	bơ
	■	lời nịnh hót; sự bợ đỡ, sự nịnh nọt đê tiện
	〆	to look as if butter would not melt in one's mouth
		✓	làm ra bộ đoan trang; màu mè
※	ngoại động từ
	■	phết bơ vào; xào nấu với bơ; thêm bơ vào
	■	bợ đỡ, nịnh nọt ((cũng) to butter up)
	〆	fine words butter no parsnips
		✓	(xem) word
	〆	to know on which side one's bread buttered
		✓	biết rõ chỗ nào có lợi cho mình; biết rõ đứng về phía nào có lợi cho mình
	〆	like a knife through butter
		✓	dễ như bỡn, dễ như trở bàn tay, dễ như lấy đồ trong túi ra