butter one's bread and lie in it

A form of make one's bed and lie in it — To create a difficult situation whose unpleasant consequences one must now endure.

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Meanings

verbbutter one's bread and lie in it (third-person singular simple present butters one's bread and lies in it, present participle buttering one's bread and lying in it, simple past buttered one's bread and lay in it, past participle buttered one's bread and lain in it)

present singular third person butters one's bread and lies in it · participle present buttering one's bread and lying in it · past buttered one's bread and lay in it · participle past buttered one's bread and lain in it

  1. alternativehumorousAlternative form of make one's bed and lie in it.
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APA

butter one's bread and lie in it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butter%20one's%20bread%20and%20lie%20in%20it

MLA

“butter one's bread and lie in it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butter%20one's%20bread%20and%20lie%20in%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butter one's bread and lie in it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butter%20one's%20bread%20and%20lie%20in%20it.

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