What you growlingly exclaim when told that someone did something uncaring/deceitful because "he knows which side his bread is buttered on"; what you mean, of course, is that you would rather risk displeasing the powers-that-be than harm someone else.
Back when I was a frail and tender-minded nine-year-old, my bi**hy second-grade teacher violently shook me and gave me a long severe verbal working-over merely because I had "mouthed right back" at a "spoiled-rich-kid" youngster who had been outrageously rude to me over an extremely trivial matter. At da time I was at a total loss to know why said irritable teacher had been so ferociously defensive of Little Miss Bossy 'n' Obnoxious; it wasn't until decades later that I finally learned that said bratty pint-sized colleen was da daughter of a "somebody" in town, and so I realized dat da teacher had "known which side her bread was buttered on", and therefore when said whiny miscreant went "bawlin' 'n' blubberin'" to da teacher about it, she felt compelled to blame ME for da verbal dust-up instead of just telling dat willful child to "shut up and grow up", as she should have. As I tell my friends when relating the story nowadays, though, "I'd eat my bread without butter!" before I ever unfairly blamed an innocent person like that. Reminds me of da "Little House On The Prairie" episode about da broken music box.
by QuacksO March 18, 2019
Get the I'd eat my bread without butter!mug. Lubing up for something that may be a little tight at times. (Anal)ogy from spreading butter on a bagel.
by Billbassbone November 29, 2017
Get the butter round the holemug. The best desert every made! Derives from the word shelm, but in this case it means desert thats very tasty and boy is it ever good!
" Omg kateltn you made this peanut butter shelm? the world owes you bigg time!"
"if heaven had a taste it would be peanut butter shlem
"if heaven had a taste it would be peanut butter shlem
by goodeatin November 27, 2003
Get the peanut butter shelmmug. Slang for making money.
by samsepi0 September 29, 2025
Get the get the cake and the buttermug. When a bagel gets peanut butter put on it.
Disrespectful, just don't do it. Don't be a hero, just put on cream cheese like a normal person.
Disrespectful, just don't do it. Don't be a hero, just put on cream cheese like a normal person.
Putting peanut butter on a bagel is like pooping on the floor; pooping isn't a bad thing, the floor isn't a bad thing, but put the two together and you get a bad thing.
When my partner puts peanut butter on their bagels, I proceed to throw them in the garbage. Then I throw the bagel in the garbage as well.
When my partner puts peanut butter on their bagels, I proceed to throw them in the garbage. Then I throw the bagel in the garbage as well.
by TheDisrespect November 29, 2020
Get the Peanut Butter on a Bagelmug. I love all butter biscuits!
by NaethanC76 March 23, 2022
Get the All buttermug. by penguinychills April 6, 2023
Get the butter brainmug.