dar jabón

Spanish

Verb

dar jabón (first-person singular present doy jabón, first-person singular preterite di jabón, past participle dado jabón)

1. (idiomatic) (transitive with a) to flatter, butter up, soft-soap

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with dar un jabón

Further reading

• “dar jabón a alguien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014