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butter (someone) up What does butter (someone) up mean?	to flatter someone	He is trying to butter up his boss so that he can leave early on Friday.
butter (someone) up What does butter (someone) up mean?	to flatter someone in order to get his or her favor or friendship	The man spends much time trying to butter up his boss so that he will not have to work so hard.
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pull rank on (someone) What does "pull rank on (someone)" mean?	to assert one`s superior position or authority on a person of lower rank in order to get a privilege or favor	The navy officer pulled rank on the other officers and was able to stay in the best room in the hotel.

blow over What does "blow over" mean?	to die down, to calm down	The problem with the lost invoices has blown over and everybody is happy again.
boo-boo What does "boo-boo" mean?	error; mistake
Go down without a fight What does "Go down without a fight" mean?	If someone goes down without a fight, they surrender without putting up any resistance.
out of gas What does "out of gas" mean?	to have no gas in a vehicle, to be tired/exhausted	The truck was out of gas so we could not use it last night.
racket What does "racket" mean?	noise; loud sounds (music, work-related noise)
on the heels of (something) What does "on the heels of (something)" mean?	soon after something	There was a large rain storm on the heels of the wind storm.
line of least resistance What does "line of least resistance" mean?	a course of action that will cause the least trouble or effort	It was the line of least resistance so we moved out of our apartment quickly rather than have problems with the manager that we could never resolve.
word up What does "word up" mean?	right; true; right on
in the wrong What does "in the wrong" mean?	on the illegal or wrong side of an issue, guilty	The man was in the wrong and was easily found guilty by the court.

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Butter (someone) Up Idiom