KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE`S BREAD IS BUTTERED ON

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

know who can help one and try to please him, know what is good for oneself He is careful not to make his boss angry. He knows which side his bread is buttered on.

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KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED ON
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KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED ON
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KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS BUTTERED ON
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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
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
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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 …
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BREAD — — breadless , adj. — breadlessness , n. /bred/ , n. 1. a kind of food made of flour or …
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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 …
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BREAD — I. ˈbred noun Etymology: Middle English breed, from Old English brēad; akin to Old High German brōt bread, Old English …
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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; …
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KNOW — noun knee. 2. know ·vi to have sexual commerce with. 3. know ·vi to be assured; to feel confident. 4. …
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BUTTERED — impf & ·p.p. of butter.
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BREAD — adj to spread. 2. bread ·noun food; sustenance; support of life, in general. 3. bread ·vt to cover with bread …
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WHICH — [which] adj [ME, of what kind, which, fr. OE hwilc; akin to OHG wilih of what kind, which, OE hwa …
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SIDE — [side] n [ME, fr. OE side; akin to OHG sita side, OE sid ample, wide] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the …
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KNOW — [know] vb knew ; known ; know.ing [ME, fr. OE cnawan; akin to OHG bichnaan to recognize, L gnoscere, noscere …
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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 …
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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 …
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KNOW — I. know 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense knew /njuː $ nuː/, past participle …
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BREAD — bread S2 W3 /bred/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . a type of food made …
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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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