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peanut butter

idiom

To spread resources too thin.


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  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 the cony

    To take advantage of an unmissable opportunity.

  5. 05

    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).

  6. 06

    like butter on a bald monkey

    Very smooth.

  7. 07

    peanut gallery

    Any source of heckling, unwelcome commentary or criticism, especially from a know-it-all or of an inexpert nature. May also now refer to general audience response: "Let's hear it from the peanut gallery."

  8. 08

    put butter on one's bread

    To earn money.

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