Butter meaning in English

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Definition

butter: yellow fat made from milk and used for frying or spreading on toast noun
Could you please pass the butter? I want to spread some on my bread.

UK: Could you please pass the butter?
US: I'm sorry, did you want the butter?

Examples

  • "Sam : Could we have some more bread and butter please?"
  • "Krazy Gidyon : Sheeba's butter is the sweetest in the Holy Land..."
  • "2654 Apple Butter Avenue"
  • "The cream The butter The sugar"
Exercise 1
Bruno tells Nigel that luxury products and France "go hand in hand".

What else goes hand in hand?

(Check all that apply traditionally)
Bruno tells Nigel that luxury products and France "go hand in hand".

What else goes hand in hand?

(Check all that apply traditionally)
Incorrect. "Weekends and working" don't go "hand in hand", or the two aren't commonly associated with each other. In fact, these two ideas are nearly opposites. "Weekends and relaxing" are more commonly associated with each other.
Incorrect. "Oil and water" don't go "hand in hand", meaning that the two aren't commonly associated with each other. In fact, these two liquids don't mix well at all, likely because of their chemical compositions.
Correct. "Christmas and snow" traditionally "go hand in hand", an idiom which expresses that two or more ideas, items, etc are related, or are associated with each other. In this scene, Bruno explains to Nigel that "France" and "luxury products" are closely associated with each other.
Correct. "Bread and butter" traditionally "go hand in hand", an idiom which expresses that two or more ideas, items, etc are related, or are associated with each other. In this scene, Bruno explains to Nigel that "France" and "luxury products" are closely associated with each other.

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