butters one's bread on both sides

A form of butter one's bread on both sides — To profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of butter one's bread on both sides
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APA

butters one's bread on both sides. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butters%20one's%20bread%20on%20both%20sides

MLA

“butters one's bread on both sides.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butters%20one's%20bread%20on%20both%20sides. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butters one's bread on both sides,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butters%20one's%20bread%20on%20both%20sides.

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