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Meaning of "to know which side one's bread is buttered" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TO KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TO KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED

to have mixed feelings about sth
to have no hesitation in doing sth
to have sb by the short and curlies
to have sb´s guts for garters
to have taken leave of your senses
to heel
to hit the bookstands
to horse!
to keep sb posted
to know the ropes
to lead sb up the garden path
to learn the ropes
to leave sb to their own resources
to light the touch paper
to look like death warmed over
to make inroads into sth
to make no secret of your feelings
to make someone turn in his grave
to make the front page
to my knowledge

WORDS THAT END LIKE TO KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED

battered
centered
chartered
clustered
cluttered
considered
embittered
flattered
headquartered
littered
plastered
registered
scattered
shattered
sheltered
tattered
unaltered
unfiltered
unregistered
upholstered
watered

Synonyms and antonyms of to know which side one's bread is buttered in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «to know which side one's bread is buttered» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TO KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED

Find out the translation of to know which side one's bread is buttered to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of to know which side one's bread is buttered from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «to know which side one's bread is buttered» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

要知道哪边人的算计
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

saber de qué lado está untado con mantequilla el pan
570 millions of speakers

English

to know which side one´s bread is buttered
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक रोटी मक्खन है जो पक्ष पता करने के लिए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لمعرفة الجانب الذي هو الخبز بالزبدة واحد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

знать , какая сторона маслом на хлеб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saber de que lado o pão com manteiga é
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জানার জন্য যে কোন এক রুটিটি মুরগি হয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à savoir de quel côté son pain est beurré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Untuk mengetahui roti sisi sebelah mana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zu wissen, auf welcher Seite man das Brot mit Butter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自分のパンをバターを塗っているどちら側を知るために
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하나 의 빵 은 버터 되는 측면 알고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanggo ngerti roti sisih sing siji
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để biết được bên bánh mì của một người đang bơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எந்தவொரு பக்கத்தின் ரொட்டியைப் பற்றவைப்பது என்பது தெரியுமா?
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आपल्या भाकरीची कोणती बाजू मांडणे हे जाणून घेणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ekmeğin hangi tarafta piştiğini bilmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

per sapere da che parte il pane è imburrato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wiedzieć, z której strony chleb jest czyjaś masłem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

знати, яка сторона маслом на хліб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

să știe care parte pâine unul este cu unt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να γνωρίζουν ποια πλευρά είναι βουτυρωμένο ψωμί κάποιου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

om te weet watter kant ´n mens se brood gebotter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

att veta vilken sida ens bröd smörade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

å vite hvilken side ens brød er buttered
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TO KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED»

The term «to know which side one's bread is buttered» is normally little used and occupies the 130.962 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TO KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED»

Discover the use of to know which side one's bread is buttered in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to to know which side one's bread is buttered and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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2000 Redewendungen Deutsch–Englisch
MIND FF: to beat about the bush: urn etwas herumreden Butter - nicht die Butter vom Brot nehmen lassen to know which side one's bread is buttered (coll), to know what is good for one (coll), to stick up for number one (coll) She knows which ...
Margret Beran, 2011
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The Sterling Book of Idioms
to know which side one's bread is buttered to know where one's interest lies She won 't displease her boss; she knows which side her bread is buttered. to escape by a hair's breadth/to be saved by a hair's breadth to escape very narrowly He ...
Gratian Vas, 2000
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To know which side one's bread is buttered on (APP 332; ODEP 438; EAP 394; MP 565) 1848 they found | Wich side the bread gut buttered on. (p. 130) Wilbur, Homer [pseud. of James R. Lowell]. The Biglow Papers. Cambridge, Mass.
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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English idioms for Spanish speakers
... un flamante reloj de pulsera. bread — el pan to know which side one's bread is buttered on — arrimarse al sol que mds calienta (saber lo que le conviene). I know which side my bread is buttered on. Me arrimo al sol que mds calienta (se lo ...
Eugene Savaiano, Lynn W. Winget, 2007
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Hitting the nail on the head: 3000 Redensarten deutsch-englisch
Butter • nicht die Butter vom Brot nehmen lassen to know which side one's bread is buttered (coll), to know what is good for one (coll), to stick up for number one ( coll) She knows which side her bread is buttered. Butterbrot • fur ein Butterbrot ...
Margret Beran, 1995
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Parallels, Interactions, and Illuminations: Traversing ...
... cheese – the barest necessities of life • to take bread out of another's mouth – to take away another's livelihood • to know which side one's bread is buttered – to be mindful of one's own interests • bread and water – a punishment meal Things  ...
Ersu Ding, 2010
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Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
They hare looked each other between the eyes, and there they have found no fault. rbey bare taken the Oath of the Brother-ln-filood on leavened bread and salt . Kipling : Ballad of Satt and Wut. To know which side one's bread is buttered.
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, 2001
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Sugar and Spice... Exploring Food and Drink Idioms in English
... OTHER/BIGGER FISH TO FRY (to have other matters to attend to), KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED (to know which people to be nice to in order to get advantages from them), KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN ...
Laura Pinnavaia, 2010
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Allusions in Ulysses: An Annotated List
620.34/604.35 HE KNOWS WHICH SIDE HIS BREAD IS BUTTERED ON "To know which side one's bread is buttered on" is proverbial and is listed in the ODEP. 621.37/605.39 THE ONCE FAMOUS SKIN-THE-GOAT, FITZHARRIS, THE  ...
Weldon Thornton, 1968
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Glossaries Of Americanisms V
To play one's cards well; to know what one is about; to stoop to conquer; to cut one's coat according to oue's cloth; to look after the main chance; to know which side one's bread is buttered. Sharp as a needle; sharp as a woman's tongue; ...
Daniel R Davis, 2013

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TO KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED»

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McILVEEN: Ben's Bakery closure marks end of Moirs food dynasty
Our daily bread, to know which side one's bread is buttered on, the greatest thing since sliced bread. It's the idiom about losing one's bread and butter that must ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Mar 15»

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