1. butter sb up
我知道他為什麼巴結我,他想追我姊姊。I knew why he tried to butter me up; he wants to pursue my sister.
2. brown-nose
他父親是一位懂得如何巴結政府高官的富商。His father was a rich merchant who knew how to brown-nose some senior government officials.
3. suck up to
別巴結我,不會有好處。Don't suck up to me. It won't do any good.