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butter the cony

idiom
Meaning

To take advantage of an unmissable opportunity.


Examples
SIMPLE

The price is low, so butter the cony and buy it now.

CONTEXTUAL

When the company offered a massive discount on the software, I decided to butter the cony before the deal expired.

COMPLEX

Recognizing that such a favorable alignment of market conditions might never recur, the investor chose to butter the cony and finalize the acquisition immediately.

Anchors to
Related idioms7entries
  1. 01

    bread and butter

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

  2. 02

    butter face

    Alternative form of butterface.

  3. 03

    butter one's bread on both sides

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

  4. 04

    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).

  5. 05

    like butter on a bald monkey

    Very smooth.

  6. 06

    peanut butter

    To spread resources too thin.

  7. 07

    put butter on one's bread

    To earn money.

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