whatever butters your bread
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Meaning · English
whatever makes you happy or benefits you
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
bất cứ điều gì làm cho bạn hạnh phúc hoặc mang lại lợi ích
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: whatever is spread on your bread
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
He's willing to do whatever butters his bread, even if it means changing careers.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “whatever butters your bread” mean?
whatever makes you happy or benefits you Literally: whatever is spread on your bread
Is “whatever butters your bread” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.