也称“烧香磕头”。比喻为求人办事而不得不请客送礼to butter somebody up to get them to help you; to burn incense and pray to Buddha

• 年关是很多单位烧香拜佛的活跃期。

  The end of the year is a busy time for units wining and dining people to curry favour.

• 为了解决儿子的就业问题，他不得不四处烧香拜佛。

  In order to solve his son's employment problem he had to go around buttering people up.