1. cotton up to sb：和某人套近乎

e.g. He always tries to cotton up to others, but no one pays any attention to him.

他老是和别人套近乎，但没有人理他。

2. butter up/butter … up：奉承，巴结，讨好

e.g. Uncle Bear tried hard to butter up his boss.

熊叔拼命拍老板马屁。

e.g. You’d stop trying to butter me up!

你不要再巴结我了！

3. grease the wheels：贿赂，使……顺利进行

e.g. Uncle Bear asked a friend to grease the wheels so he could borrow some money from the bank.

熊叔请一位朋友帮他“疏通疏通关系”，好让银行借点钱给他。

Thank you for always being there for me through thick and thin.

谢谢你一直与我风雨同舟。

She challenged mainstream beauty standards.

她挑战了主流审美标准。