Word.ws English Dictionary

knew on what side one's bread was buttered

knew on what side one's bread was buttered is the simple past of know on what side one's bread is buttered.

Questions about knew on what side one's bread was buttered

What is knew on what side one's bread was buttered the simple past of?
Knew on what side one's bread was buttered is the simple past of know on what side one's bread is buttered.

Words near knew on what side one's bread was buttered in the dictionary

  1. knew inside and out
  2. knew like the back of one's hand
  3. knew no bounds
  4. knew of
  5. knew on what side one's bread is buttered
  6. knew on what side one's bread was buttered
  7. knew one's arse from one's elbow
  8. knew one's ass from a hole in the ground
  9. knew one's ass from one's elbow
  10. knew one's head from a hole in the ground
  11. knew one's head from one's ass

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: knew on what side one's bread was buttered (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “knew on what side one's bread was buttered.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/knew_on_what_side_one%27s_bread_was_buttered. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.