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whatever butters your toast

whatever butters your toast phrase: synonym of whatever floats your boat.

Phrase

whatever butters your toast

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Synonym of whatever floats your boat.
    • So fair enough, people will play. I know a friend from the village who spends 20 quid a week on lottery tickets, has done since the start and hasn't won a bean. Whatever butters your toast....1995 December 5, Darren Hebden, “What would *you* pay for an excellent mud?”, in rec.games.mud.admin (Usenet), archived from the original on 15 May 2025
    • Now, some people would *drink* 'em, but whatever butters your toast.1998 July 22, Stan (the Man), “october 17, 1998”, in misc.writing (Usenet), archived from the original on 15 May 2025

Examples of whatever butters your toast in a sentence

  • I'm not a fan of the 160x or the other versions but whatever butters your toast...2000 September 18, Kevin F Rose, “DBX Compressors...Someone fill me in?”, in rec.audio.pro (Usenet), archived from the original on 15 May...
  • I believe I will continue resting it in the comfortable seat of the Caballero.” / “Whatever butters your toast, then,” Jason said.2007, Tom Walsh, chapter 4, in Three Cavaliers, United States: Living Life Fully Publications, →ISBN, page 51:

Synonyms of whatever butters your toast

Questions about whatever butters your toast

What does whatever butters your toast mean?
Whatever butters your toast means synonym of whatever floats your boat.
How do you use whatever butters your toast in a sentence?
I'm not a fan of the 160x or the other versions but whatever butters your toast...
What part of speech is whatever butters your toast?
Whatever butters your toast is a phrase.

Words near whatever butters your toast in the dictionary

  1. whatever
  2. whatever butters your biscuit
  3. whatever butters your biscuits
  4. whatever butters your bread
  5. whatever butters your muffin
  6. whatever butters your toast
  7. whatever creams your twinkie
  8. whatever floats your boat
  9. whatever happens, happens
  10. whatever helps you sleep at night
  11. whatever humps your camel

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