KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED ON

Meaning of KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED ON in English

{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./

Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED ON — {v. phr.} To know who can help you and try to please him; know what is for your own gain. …
Slang English vocab
KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE`S BREAD IS BUTTERED ON — know who can help one and try to please him, know what is good for oneself He is careful not …
English Idioms vocab
KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED ON — v. phr. To know who can help you and try to please him; know what is for your own gain. …
American Idioms English vocabulary
ON — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb falls on sth ▪ A bomb fell on the cathedral during the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SIDE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a back/front/side pocket ▪ He took a wad of money from his back pocket. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BREAD — 1. сущ. 1) хлеб to bake bread ≈ печь хлеб to toast bread ≈ поджаривать хлеб to break bread with …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BREAD — 1. сущ. 1) хлеб bread plate — тарелка для хлеба, хлебница to bake bread — печь хлеб to toast bread …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BREAD — 1. сущ. 1) хлеб bread plate — тарелка для хлеба, хлебница to bake bread — печь хлеб to toast bread — поджаривать хлеб to break …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BREAD — 1. _n. 1> хлеб; _перен. кусок хлеба, средства к существованию; to make one's bread - зарабатывать на жизнь; to take …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BREAD — 1. n. 1. хлеб; перен. кусок хлеба, средства к существованию; to make one's bread - зарабатывать на жизнь; to take …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BREAD — 1. _n. 1> хлеб; _перен. кусок хлеба, средства к существованию; daily bread хлеб насущный; to make one's bread зарабатывать на …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BREAD — 1. сущ. 1) хлеб to bake bread ≈ печь хлеб to toast bread ≈ поджаривать хлеб to break bread with …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BREAD — Baked food product. It is made of flour or meal that is moistened into a dough, kneaded, and usually leavened …
Английский словарь Британика
WHICH — I. (|)hwich, (|)wich adjective Etymology: Middle English, which, of what kind, from Old English hwilc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIDE — I. ˈsīd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sīde; akin to Old Saxon sīda side, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈn(y)ü ; or dialect knowed ˈnōd ; known ˈnōn sometimes -ōən ; also dialect knowed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREAD — I. ˈbred noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English breed, from Old English brēad crumb, bread; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUTTERED — past of butter
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHICH — (pron.) A compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing for any one which, whichever, that which, those which, the . . …
Английский словарь Webster
WHICH — (a.) A interrogative pronoun, used both substantively and adjectively, and in direct and indirect questions, to ask for, or refer …
Английский словарь Webster
BUTTERED — (imp. & p. p.) of Butter
Английский словарь Webster
WHICH — ( pron. ) A compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing for any one which, whichever, that which, those which, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHICH — ( a. ) A interrogative pronoun, used both substantively and adjectively, and in direct and indirect questions, to ask for, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUTTERED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Butter
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHICH — /hwich, wich/ , pron. 1. what one?: Which of these do you want? Which do you want? 2. whichever: Choose …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIDE — side 1 — sideless , adj. /suyd/ , n., adj., v., sided, siding . n. 1. one of the surfaces …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNOW — know 1 — knower , n. /noh/ , v. , knew, known, knowing , n. v.t. 1. to perceive or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BREAD — — breadless , adj. — breadlessness , n. /bred/ , n. 1. a kind of food made of flour or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUTTERED — adj. spread with butter
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHICH — I. ˈhwich, ˈwich adjective Etymology: Middle English, of what kind, which, from Old English hwilc; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIDE — I. ˈsīd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sīde; akin to Old High German sīta side, Old English sīd …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈnü also ˈnyü ; known ˈnōn ; know·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BREAD — I. ˈbred noun Etymology: Middle English breed, from Old English brēad; akin to Old High German brōt bread, Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHICH — adj of what sort or kind; what; what a; who. 2. which ·pron a compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing …
Webster English vocab
SIDE — vi to lean on one side. 2. side ·noun long; large; extensive. 3. side ·vt to furnish with a siding; …
Webster English vocab
KNOW — noun knee. 2. know ·vi to have sexual commerce with. 3. know ·vi to be assured; to feel confident. 4. …
Webster English vocab
BUTTERED — impf & ·p.p. of butter.
Webster English vocab
BREAD — adj to spread. 2. bread ·noun food; sustenance; support of life, in general. 3. bread ·vt to cover with bread …
Webster English vocab
WHICH — [which] adj [ME, of what kind, which, fr. OE hwilc; akin to OHG wilih of what kind, which, OE hwa …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIDE — [side] n [ME, fr. OE side; akin to OHG sita side, OE sid ample, wide] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNOW — [know] vb knew ; known ; know.ing [ME, fr. OE cnawan; akin to OHG bichnaan to recognize, L gnoscere, noscere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREAD — [bread] n [ME breed, fr. OE bread; akin to OHG brot bread, OE breowan to brew] (bef. 12c) 1: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREAD — baked food product made of flour or meal that is moistened, kneaded, and sometimes fermented. A major food since prehistoric …
Britannica English vocabulary
BREAD — bread BrE AmE bred (= bred) ▷ breaded ˈbred ɪd -əd ▷ breading ˈbred ɪŋ ▷ breads bredz ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHICH — / wɪtʃ; NAmE / pronoun , determiner 1. used in questions to ask sb to be exact about one or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIDE — / saɪd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun LEFT / RIGHT 1. [ C , usually sing. ] either …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — / wʌn; NAmE / number , determiner , pronoun ■ number , determiner 1. the number 1 : Do you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNOW — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( knew / njuː; NAmE nuː/ known / nəʊn; NAmE noʊn/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREAD — / bred; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. a type of food made from flour, water and usually yeast …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHICH? — Which? /wɪtʃ/ BrE AmE trademark a British magazine that tests products made by different companies and provides reports on them …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHICH — which S1 W1 /wɪtʃ/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwilc ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIDE — I. side 1 S1 W1 /saɪd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . PART OF AN …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNOW — I. know 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense knew /njuː $ nuː/, past participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BREAD — bread S2 W3 /bred/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . a type of food made …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHICH — adj. & pron. --interrog.adj. asking for choice from a definite set of alternatives (which John do you mean?; say which …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIDE — n. & v. --n. 1 a each of the more or less flat surfaces bounding an object (a cube has …
Английский основной разговорный словарь

Словарь английских идиом

← KNOW WHETHER ONE IS COMING OR GOING

KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN→