peanut butter
To spread resources too thin.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Don't peanut butter your budget across too many small projects.”
“The manager decided to focus on one main goal rather than peanut butter the team's limited time across five different tasks.”
“By attempting to peanut butter their dwindling financial resources across every department simultaneously, the board ensured that no single initiative received the funding necessary for success.”
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bread and butter
That which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.
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butter face
Alternative form of butterface.
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butter one's bread on both sides
To profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.
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butter the cony
To take advantage of an unmissable opportunity.
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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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have one's bread buttered for life
To be furnished or supplied with a great amount.
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know which side one's bread is buttered on
To be aware of where one's interests lie in a situation.
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like butter on a bald monkey
Very smooth.
Last updated August 10, 2026