Flatter the person you've just toasted? (6,2)
I believe the answer is:
butter up
'flatter' is the definition.
(buttering up is a kind of flattering)
'person you've just toasted?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'person' could be 'butter' (butter is a kind of person) and 'butter' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'up' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for butter up that I've seen before include "Flatter using dairy product? (6, 2)" , "Soft-soap" , "Flatter using common dairy product" , "Flatter for a purpose" , "like 17 [SWEET TALK]" .)