English Explanatory Dictionary

butter one's bread on both sides

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.

Pronunciation

en-au-butter one's bread on both sides.ogg

Word forms

butter one's bread on both sides butters one's bread on both sides buttering one's bread on both sides buttered one's bread on both sides

Related words

best of both worlds double-dip have one's bread buttered on both sides have one's cake and eat it too know which side one's bread is buttered on
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