Today I am grateful for the opportunity to getaway and visit one of my besties in a city that I have wanted to visit "forever." Today I flew into Seattle and am staying with the fabulous Stephanie Almeida. Stephanie and I go all the way back to high school and in the past 6 years especially we have become close and I treasure her friendship in my life. A few months ago she proposed me visiting for a long weekend. The hub said go for it so I did and here I am! And Seattle is putting on quite a display for me - beautiful weather - dry, sunny, perfect fall temps - and the hospitality and generosity of my friend is humbling. Today we walked through the famed Pike Market and inhaled Seattle. It was a perfect day to spend with my friend. This getaway comes at a good time, I needed a break from the day to day and my soul needed a chance to breathe. I'm so grateful to my friend for hosting my getaway. <3
There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.
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