English Dictionary

butter one's bread on both sides

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.

日本語の意味

相反する、または異なる二者から同時に利益を得ること。 / 両方の側面を活用して利益を得る行動。

Politicians often try to butter one's bread on both sides, promising tax cuts to businesses while pledging increased funding for social programs.

政治家はしばしば矛盾する二つの利益を同時に得ようとして、企業への減税を約束しながら社会プログラムへの資金増額を誓います。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.

butters one's bread on both sides （ present singular third-person ）

buttering one's bread on both sides （ participle present ）

buttered one's bread on both sides （ participle past ）

buttered one's bread on both sides （ past ）