to sweet-talk someone in German is jemandem Honig ums Maul schmieren (idiom).
- to butter someone up, to sweet-talk someone, to lay it on thick
- Jemandem schmeicheln, um etwas zu erreichen.
- Jemandem übertriebene Komplimente machen.
- Jemandem nach dem Mund reden.
Example:
- Er versucht, seinem Chef Honig ums Maul zu schmieren, um eine Beförderung zu bekommen.
- Sie schmierte ihm Honig ums Maul, obwohl sie seine Meinung nicht teilte.
- Man sollte nicht jedem Honig ums Maul schmieren, der einem begegnet.
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