I have the GoodReads app on my phone and it has the BEST feature! It has a barcode scan. I can scan any book barcode and it pulls up the book so I can read reviews, add it to my "to read" list, or whatever. I love this app. I use it A LOT. People ask me how I know about books and what I might want to read? I use this app every time I am in a library or store and I scan it real quick if it looks interesting enough and then I either add it or move on. This is how I "hear" about books and authors I might not otherwise. Today I went to Barnes & Noble and added 10 books to my "to read" list in a matter of minutes. I love this! I love that this is how I get introduced to new-to-me authors and books that I might not run across otherwise. How about you? What app do you love and are grateful for?
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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