peanut butter
idiomTo spread resources too thin.
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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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like butter on a bald monkey
Very smooth.
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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."
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put butter on one's bread
To earn money.