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.

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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 — {v. phr.} To know who can help you and try to please him; know what is for your own gain. …
Словарь английских идиом
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
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 ▪ …
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SIDE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a back/front/side pocket ▪ He took a wad of money from his back pocket. …
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IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
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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 …
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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

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