butter one's bread on both sides
butter one's bread on both sides verb: to profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.
Verb
butter one's bread on both sides (third-person singular simple present butters one's bread on both sides, present participle buttering one's bread on both sides, simple past and past participle buttered one's bread on both sides)
- To profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.
Forms of butter one's bread on both sides
| third-person singular present | butters one's bread on both sides |
|---|---|
| present participle | buttering one's bread on both sides |
| past participle | buttered one's bread on both sides |
| past | buttered one's bread on both sides |
Questions about butter one's bread on both sides
- What does butter one's bread on both sides mean?
- Butter one's bread on both sides means to profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.
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- Butter one's bread on both sides is a verb.
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- The past tense of butter one's bread on both sides is buttered one's bread on both sides.
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