butter
UK /ˈbʌtə/US /ˈbʌtɚ/
noun8
verb4
forms
buttered · buttering · butters
Phrases with butter
- peanut butterA spread made from ground peanuts.
- bread-and-butterSaid when two people walking together are temporarily separated by an obstacle in order to indicate that they belong together.
- butter downTo butter (something) thoroughly; to add a substantial amount of butter to (something).
- butter one's bread on both sidesTo profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.
- butter outTo be spread like butter over a surface or, figuratively, over a concept, group of people, etc.
- butter the conyTo take advantage of an unmissable opportunity.
- butter upTo flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.
- butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthThe identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm (but with an integral suggestion that, to the contrary, they really are untrustworthy, disagreeable, or mean-spirited).
- put butter on one's breadTo earn money.