Sometimes the margaritas won't do it, sometimes the monday just doesn't matter, sometimes the motivation falls flat, sometimes the magic is missing - those times are when the music enters in and cures all. I can't think of a time music doesn't help when other things can't. It provides words when we have none, courage when we need it, solace when the moment calls for it, and inspiration for our souls. It can serve as the energy drink we need. What's a song that serves you in one of the ways I've mentioned? Would you be willing to share it with us?
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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