know which side your bread is buttered
成語所屬單字bread
know which side your bread is buttered — 慣用語
1. to understand where your own benefit lies and behave in a way that protects it.
1.慣用語
釋義
懂得看風向；知道靠誰
to understand where your own benefit lies and behave in a way that protects it.
例句
Rohan praised the director because he knows which side his bread is buttered.
The adviser backed the richest donor because she knew which side her bread was buttered.