butter sayings
Butter is a hard block of fat that is made by churning milk or cream. It’s used in baking and tasted great on toast or in sandwiches.
HOT TIP – Sometimes, us lazy Brits don’t pronounce the ‘double t’ properly. We pronounce it using the glottal stop. Not sure what that is? You can find out here.
bread and butter
meaning – work that provides the main income
example – Our bread and butter is a big wad of inheritance left to me by my great aunt.
butter someone up
meaning – be nice to someone as you want to ask them a favour or tell them bad news
example – I’ll buy my teacher an expensive box of chocolates. If I butter him up maybe he won`t fail me.
know which side one’s bread is buttered
meaning – someone knows what to do/say to get an advantage
example – Danny knows which side of his bread is buttered, he’ll get the promotion.
like butter wouldn’t melt (in someone’s mouth)
meaning – someone gives the impression of being sweet and innocent
example – My kids look like butter wouldn’t melt, but they’re little devils.
cheese expressions
Hands up who loves cheese? Me for sure, in fact, it’s one of my favourite foods. Cheese is a dairy product made from milk curds. It can be hard or soft and sweet or savoury.
big cheese
meaning – a very important person
example – The big cheese is coming tomorrow. Please make sure you arrive on time.
cheese someone off/be cheesed off
meaning – annoyed My sister has cheesed me off.
example – She wore my red dress and broke the zip.
like chalk and cheese
meaning – emphasizing two things are totally different
example – We are like chalk and cheese, but we are best friends.
cheesy
meaning – cheap, low quality, silly, a cliché
example – We went to a cheesy club on Saturday, the drinks were really cheap.
cream sayings
Cream is the thick white liquid which rises to the top of milk. It’s great for sweet and savoury food.
cream of the crop
meaning – the best of a group
example – The apples used to make this cider are the cream of the crop.
cream rises to the top
meaning – the best person/idea will always be recognised in the end
example – Tucker cheated and won the race. I’ll win next time; cream always rises to the top.
like the cat that got the cream
meaning – be very pleased with yourself
example – Seb is like the cat that got the cream now he is dating Sophie.
milk expressions
Milk is the white liquid which comes out of the female mammal’s glands with the purpose of feeding their young.
HOT TIP – The ‘l’ in milk is silent, click here to find out about silent letters that we have in English.
don’t cry over spilt milk
meaning – don’t be upset about something that has already happened/something you can’t change
example – I failed my exam. There’s no use crying over spilt milk, I can re-sit next year.
milk it
meaning – pretend to remain sick/hurt to continue getting the benefits
example – My sister has milked it all week, she’s only got a cough but had 5 days off school.
