YOU SAID:

They weren't doing anything but buttering you up.

INTO JAPANESE

彼らはあなたをバターアップする以外に何もしていませんでした。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

They were doing nothing but butter you up.

INTO JAPANESE

彼らはあなたをバターアップする以外に何もしていました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

They were doing nothing but butter you up.