- don't know which side your bread is buttered on
- do not know what is really important, have not learned much about life
If you refuse the assistance, you don't know which side your bread is buttered on.
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don't know which side your bread is buttered on
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know which side your bread is buttered on — know who pays your salary, If you refuse extra work, you have common sense, bite the hand that feeds... don t know which side your bread is buttered on … English idioms
know which side one's bread is buttered on — {v. phr.} To know who can help you and try to please him; know what is for your own gain. * /Dick was always polite to the boss; he knew which side his bread was buttered on./ … Dictionary of American idioms
know which side one's bread is buttered on — {v. phr.} To know who can help you and try to please him; know what is for your own gain. * /Dick was always polite to the boss; he knew which side his bread was buttered on./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bread — /bred/ noun (U) 1 a common important food made from flour, water, and yeast: Would you like some bread with your soup? | a loaf of bread (=a large piece of bread that you buy and cut into pieces) | a slice of bread (=a thin piece of bread that… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
know — [[t]no͟ʊ[/t]] ♦ knows, knowing, knew, known 1) VERB: no cont If you know a fact, a piece of information, or an answer, you have it correctly in your mind. [V n] I don t know the name of the place... [V … English dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
Marc Chagall — In Paris, 1921 Birth name Moishe Shagal Born 6 July 1887 (NS) Liozna, near Vite … Wikipedia
