Honig ums Maul schmieren

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “smear honey around the mouth”. === Verb === Honig ums Maul schmieren (weak, third-person singular present schmiert Honig ums Maul, past tense schmierte Honig ums Maul, past participle Honig ums Maul geschmiert, auxiliary haben) (idiomatic) to butter up, to schmooze [with dative ‘with someone’] Synonyms: Honig um den Mund schmieren, Honig um den Bart schmieren ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “Honig ums Maul schmieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Honig ums Maul schmieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon