whatever butters your bread

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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