soft-soap

Verb

To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up.

Japanese Meaning

お世辞で相手を説得しようとすること / 甘い言葉で相手を喜ばせる行為

She tried to soft-soap her boss into approving the weekend shift change.

彼女は週末のシフト変更を承認してもらうために上司をおだてようとした。

Sense（1）

To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up.

soft-soaps

（ present singular third-person ）

soft-soaping

（ participle present ）

soft-soaped

（ participle past ）

soft-soaped

（ past ）