have one's bread buttered on both sides

verb

Synonym of butter one's bread on both sides (“profit from two things at once”).

Meanings

verbhave one's bread buttered on both sides (third-person singular simple present has one's bread buttered on both sides, present participle having one's bread buttered on both sides, simple past and past participle had one's bread buttered on both sides)

present singular third person has one's bread buttered on both sides · participle present having one's bread buttered on both sides · participle past had one's bread buttered on both sides · past had one's bread buttered on both sides

  1. Synonym of butter one's bread on both sides (“profit from two things at once”).

    Synonyms: butter one's bread on both sides

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of butter one's bread on both sides (“profit from two things at once”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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