To go much harder than is necessary. Worthless overachievment.
"Aww man, I studied for three hours and the test turned out to be easy! I really buttered both sides of the bread on this one."

"Dude last night I took ten viagra before fucking my girlfriend!"
"Woah man, why you always gotta be buttering both sides of the bread?"
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a bisexual person that regularly partakes in hetrosexual and homosexual experiences
Phil: i saw mike holding hands with jim. last week he was fucking that girl.
Joe: didn't you know he butters both sides of the bread
by thisisbatcountry March 15, 2005
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