English Dictionary

know which side one's bread is buttered on

verb

(idiomatic) To be aware of where one's interests lie in a situation.

I know which side my bread is buttered on.

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To be aware of where one's interests lie in a situation.

“Pshaw!” answered his mercurial companion; “he knows on which side his bread is buttered, and I warrant you has not lived so long among Englishmen, and by Englishmen, to quarrel with us for bearing an English mind."