🧈 Ever tried to butter someone up? Welcome back to the English Learning Podcast, where idioms are fun, stories are fascinating, and English becomes your second nature! 💬 Today’s Idiom: "Butter someone up" = To flatter someone to get what you want. 📚 Where Did It Come From? The phrase may trace back to an ancient Indian tradition where people threw balls of butter at statues of gods — hoping to gain favor and blessings. Today, it simply means: saying nice things to someone to get on their good side! 📝 Example Sentence: “She buttered up her boss before asking for a raise.” 💡 Why Learn Idioms? ✅ Make your English more fluent and expressive ✅ Understand native conversations better ✅ Learn fun history behind phrases 🎯 Your Turn: Have you ever buttered someone up? What happened? Share your experience in the comments! 👇 📢 Enjoyed this episode? Like, share, and subscribe to the English Learning Podcast — where learning English is always fun and flavorful! 🧈🎙️ butter someone up meaning English idioms explained ESL expressions learn English through stories native English phrase idioms with food daily English practice speak English naturall idioms origin story English podcast for beginners #ButterSomeoneUp #EnglishIdioms #LearnEnglish #ESLCommunity #EnglishPodcast #FunIdioms #FluentEnglish #SpeakEnglishNaturally #IdiomsExplained #EnglishExpressions #FoodIdioms #LanguageLearning #DailyEnglish #IdiomaticExpressions #EnglishWithStories