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1 know (on) which side one's bread is buttered
English-Dutch dictionary > know (on) which side one's bread is buttered
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2 know which side your bread is buttered on
weten wat goed voor je is,weten aan welke kant het brood besmeert is met boterEnglish-Dutch dictionary > know which side your bread is buttered on
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3 side
adj. zijdelings; op zij; tweederangs; bijkomstig--------n. zijde; kant; partij; zijde (i. wiskunde)--------v. een kant kiezen; stenen, ondersteunen; kiezen voor-side1[ sajd] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 〈 benaming voor〉 zij(de) ⇒ (zij)kant, flank, helling 〈 van berg〉; oever 〈 van rivier〉; richting; aspect, trek 〈 van karakter〉; partij; afstammingslijn♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 on the fat/high/safe/small side • aan de vette/hoge/veilige/kleine kantchange sides • overlopenstudy all sides of something • alle aspecten van iets bestuderentake sides with someone • partij voor iemand kiezenlook at all sides of the question • het probleem van alle kanten bekijkenat/by my side • naast mijby the side of • naast, vergeleken metthey came from all sides • ze kwamen uit alle richtingenon the north side of • aan de noordkant vanthe Lord is on our side • de Heer is met onswhose side is he on, anyway? • aan wiens kant staat hij eigenlijk?look on the bright side of life • het leven van de zonzijde zienthe other side • de tegenpartij, de vijandthe other side of the coin • de keerzijde van de medaillelaugh on the other side of one's face/mouth • lachen als een boer die kiespijn heefton this side of the grave • in levenbrush to one side • in de wind slaanput on/to one side, set on one side • terzijde leggen; sparen, reserverenon the side 〈 voornamelijk Amerikaans-Engels〉 • als bijverdienste; 〈 Brits-Engels〉 zwart; in het geniepgin and coke on the side • gin met colaon his side • van zijn kant(on) this side (of) Christmas • vóór Kerstmis→ better better/, right right/, rough rough/, seamy seamy/, shady shady/, sunny sunny/, wrong wrong/————————side21 zij-♦voorbeelden:————————side3〈 werkwoord〉1 〈+against/with〉partij kiezen (tegen/voor)
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know which side your bread is buttered on — informal : to know how to act or how to treat others in order to get what you want He pretends to be impartial, but believe me, he knows which side his bread is buttered on. • • • Main Entry: ↑bread know which side your bread is buttered on see… … Useful english dictionary
know which side (your) bread is buttered (on) — to be careful not to upset people who you know can help you. Ollie won t refuse to come with us. He knows which side his bread is buttered … New idioms dictionary
know which side your bread is buttered (on) — phrase to know who to be nice to or what to do in order to gain advantages for yourself Thesaurus: bribery and manipulationhyponym to do something dishonestsynonym Main entry: bread … Useful english dictionary
know which side your bread is buttered on — know who pays your salary, If you refuse extra work, you have common sense, bite the hand that feeds... don t know which side your bread is buttered on … English idioms
know which side your bread is buttered — know which side your ˈbread is buttered idiom (informal) to know where you can get an advantage for yourself Main entry: ↑knowidiom … Useful english dictionary
know which side your bread is buttered — If you know which side your bread is buttered, you know where your interests lie or what will be to your advantage. Jack never argues with his father in law. He knows which side his bread is buttered … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
know which side one's bread is buttered on — {v. phr.} To know who can help you and try to please him; know what is for your own gain. * /Dick was always polite to the boss; he knew which side his bread was buttered on./ … Dictionary of American idioms
know which side one's bread is buttered on — {v. phr.} To know who can help you and try to please him; know what is for your own gain. * /Dick was always polite to the boss; he knew which side his bread was buttered on./ … Dictionary of American idioms
know which side one's bread is buttered on — To know how to act for one s own best interests • • • Main Entry: ↑bread know which side one s bread is buttered on To be looking after one s own interests • • • Main Entry: ↑know … Useful english dictionary
know which side one's bread is buttered on — If you know which side one s bread is buttered on, you know where your interests lie and will act accordingly to protect or further them … The small dictionary of idiomes
know which side one's bread is buttered — ► know which side one s bread is buttered informal know where one s advantage lies. Main Entry: ↑bread … English terms dictionary