Today is Lanny's birthday (my husband). He's 51 years young. When Lanny was 32 and I was 20 we started dating and less than a year later, when I was a brand new 21 and he was cruising up on 33, we married. I moved from my parents home to his, I tell people he had to finish raising me. :) I'm grateful for Lanny and his life. Even if we weren't married I would be saying that. Lanny is an living example of God's grace - God has saved his life more than once and because of that he is a devoted dad and a faithful husband. His quiet nature makes people feel comfortable and safe. His patience (except in driving *grin*) is appreciated. He's so quiet you don't realize he's got a great sense of humor, he always surprises people with his humor. Despite the hard things life has thrown our way Lanny has remained steadfast. Grateful for this man who is part of my life.
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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