Meaning of whatever butters your bread | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of whatever floats your boat.

Examples

“They were very nice people actually, in their own way, they just had very focused views on the benefits of pain over pleasure, and yeah, whatever, each to their own, whatever butters your bread, you know, I don’t really care as long as they are happy.”

“Captain Love collects the jinetes names and then, like a smart man, or a coward, whatever butters your bread, departs.”

“Move the expression pedal to the heel down position and set the six knobs any way you like. Then move the expression pedal to the toe down position and move any of the knobs to create a different sound. You can change one knob, or two, or all of them. Whatever butters your bread.”

““Indentured servants were a better class of people.” / “Well,” said Maurice Overstreet, “if it makes you feel better to think so, then. . . whatever butters your bread.” […] “But,” said Faye, not to be outdone, “technically Columbus didn’t get to the mainland. They ended up somewhere in the West Indies. Last I checked, that’s not really America.” / “Right,” Allen said, “and Babatunde was in Virginia.” / Maurice took a sip of wine. “As I said before – whatever butters your bread.””

““[…] If I can’t be of any use on this earth in solving crimes while I am alive, I would like to assist in continuing to solve them after I am deceased.” / Stepping off the elevator, I barely got clipped by the doors closing. “That’s fine. Whatever butters your bread, or floats your boat, or whatever.””

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