butter one's bread on both sides en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (idiomatic) To profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| buttered one's bread on both sides | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| buttered one's bread on both sides | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| butters one's bread on both sides | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| buttering one's bread on both sides | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
have one's bread buttered on both sides · double-dip · have one's cake and eat it too · best of both worlds · know which side one's bread is buttered on
Translations (5)
no få i pose og sekk (profit from two things at the same time) · pl piec dwie pieczenie na jednym ogniu (profit from two things at the same time) · fr avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre (profit from two things at the same time) · pl upiec dwie pieczenie na jednym ogniu (profit from two things at the same time) · nl van twee walletjes eten (profit from two things at the same time)