Meaning: buttered

'bʌtən.
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table usea fighter who strikes the opponent with his head
v.
spread butter on

know what side of (one's) bread is buttered Idiom, Proverb

don't know which side your bread is buttered on

do not know what is really important, have not learned much about life If you refuse the assistance, you don't know which side your bread is buttered on.

know which side your bread is buttered on

know who pays your salary, If you refuse extra work, you have common sense, bite the hand that feeds... don't know which side your bread is buttered on.

know which side one's bread is buttered on

Idiom(s): know which side one's bread is buttered on

Theme: ADVANTAGE

to know what is most advantageous for one.
• He'll do it if his boss tells him to. He knows which side his bread is buttered on.
• Since John knows which side his bread is buttered on, he'll be there on time.

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v. phr. To know who can help you and try to please him; know what is for your own gain. Dick was always polite to the boss; he knew which side his bread was buttered on.

know which side of one's bread is buttered

know which side of one's bread is buttered
Be aware of where one's best interests lie, as in Jerry always helps out his boss; he knows which side of his bread is buttered. This expression alludes to the more favorable, or buttered, side of bread and has been used metaphorically since the early 1500s.

know what ancillary of (one's) aliment is buttered

To apperceive how to best ensure one's success. I apperceive what ancillary of my aliment is buttered, so I was actual nice to the recruiter and promptly beatific her a acknowledge you agenda afterwards our interview. A: "It was consistently so annoying the way Tom sucked up to the boss." B: "Yeah, but now he's a bounded manager, so I assumption he knew what ancillary of his aliment was buttered."Learn more: bread, butter, know, of, side, what

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