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butter face

idiom
Meaning

Alternative form of butterface.


Examples
SIMPLE

He says she is a butter face, but I disagree.

CONTEXTUAL

It is rude to call someone a butter face just because you do not like their looks.

COMPLEX

The cruel comment about her being a butter face revealed more about his shallow character than her appearance.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bash someone's face in

    To beat someone violently.

  2. 02

    blow up in one's face

    To fail disastrously.

  3. 03

    boat

    [Cockney slang]face

  4. 04

    bread and butter

    That which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.

  5. 05

    break someone's face

    To beat up someone violently.

  6. 06

    butter one's bread on both sides

    To profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.

  7. 07

    butter the cony

    To take advantage of an unmissable opportunity.

  8. 08

    butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth

    The identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm (but with an integral suggestion that, to the contrary, they really are untrustworthy, disagreeable, or mean-spirited).

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