Question

Use the appropriate word in the idiom ‘He knows which side his bread is……’:

• A. burnt
• B. buttered
• C. sliced
• D. white

Answer 1

Answer:

B. buttered

know which side your bread is buttered : To know which side your bread is buttered on means to understand what is to your benefit, to understand where to put your energies in order to benefit yourself, to know which choice is to your advantage, to understand who will be helpful to you.