Meaning: abutted

ə'bʌt
v.
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

butt Idiom, Proverb

a pain in the butt

a person who causes problems, a pain in the ass Hal keeps interrupting me. He's a pain in the butt!

bread and butter

basic needs of life (food,shelter,clothing) The voters are worried about bread and butter issues like jobs and taxes.

bust my butt

work very hard, work my fingers to the bone She busts her butt to earn a good wage, and he spends it.

butt

buttocks, bum, backside If you tell anybody that I like her, I'll kick your butt.

butt in

intrude, interrupt When a salesman butts in, tell him to butt out.

butt of the joke

(See the butt of the joke)

butt out

go away, beat it, get lost We asked him to butt out so we could have a private talk.

butter fingers

unable to catch or hold, cement hands "When Anna dropped the ball, Shelly said, ""Butter fingers!"""

butter someone up

flatter someone He is trying to butter up his boss so that he can leave early on Friday.

butter up

be nice to, suck up to Butter him up before you ask to borrow his car.

butter wouldn't melt in his mouth

he is very calm and clear, he is a smooth talker When he's talking to voters, butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.

butterflies in one

a feeling of fear or anxiety in the stomach The little boy had butterflies in his stomach when he had to give the speech in front of the class.

button one

stop talking, keep a secret, be quiet Please button your lip so that we can hear what the speaker is saying.

button your lip

do not tell anyone, on the QT Button your lip about the speeding ticket. Don't tell Dad.

buttonhole you

stop you and talk to you, corner you and bore you At the meeting, Al buttonholed me and asked me to vote Reform.

don't know which side your bread is buttered on

do not know what is really important, have not learned much about life If you refuse the assistance, you don't know which side your bread is buttered on.

kick butt

defeat badly, blow them away The Cougars beat us last week. Let's kick their butt tonight!

know which side your bread is buttered on

know who pays your salary, If you refuse extra work, you have common sense, bite the hand that feeds... don't know which side your bread is buttered on.

lard butt/lard ass

a person with fat buttocks, a person with a big bum When I was young and chubby, my brother called me lard butt.

on the button

correct, accurate, dead on, spot on When Fern guessed my age, she was right on the button: 39.

pain in the butt

(See a pain in the butt)

pop your buttons

feel very proud, be full of pride When you received the award, did you pop your buttons?

press the panic button

become very scared, panic, freak If a dog growls at me, I press the panic button. I scream and run.

push the panic button

become very frightened or excited at a time of danger or worry At first he thought that his wallet had been stolen but before he pushed the panic button and told everyone he looked around again and found it.

push the right buttons

say the right things, do the right things The players want to play for Pat. She pushes all the right buttons.

the butt of the joke

the person who is laughed at, the goat Frank is so sensitive. He hates to be the butt of a joke.

a button short

intellectually deficient

butt-load

a great quantity; not as much as an ass-load:"He has a butt-load of money"

butt plug

a plug, usually made of rubber, for insertion in the anus during sex

buttaz

cool, phat

butter

1. well liked, smoothed out: "Phife Dog is on the mic and I'm smooth like butter. It's like butter, not no Parkay, not no margerine, strictly butter, baby" -- A Tribe Called Quest (Butter [??])
2. good; really nice; phat; attractive; or great:"That shot was buttah"
3. see also butter and egg man

butter and egg man

the money man, the man with the bankroll, a yokel who comes to town to blow a big wad in nightclubs

buttery

not all that good; bad

button

face, nose, end of jaw

button man

professional killer

buttons

police

butts

cigarettes

butty

a sandwich; the term originates in the North of England but has attained national use

one's bread and butter

Idiom(s): one's bread and butter

Theme: LIVELIHOOD

someone's income; someone's livelihood—the source of one's food.
• I can't miss another day of work. That's my bread and butter.
• I like to go to business conferences. That's good because that's my bread and butter.

look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth

Idiom(s): look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth

Theme: COLDNESS

to appear to be cold and unfeeling (despite any information to the contrary).
• Sally looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. She can be so cruel.
• What a sour face. He looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.

know which side one's bread is buttered on

Idiom(s): know which side one's bread is buttered on

Theme: ADVANTAGE

to know what is most advantageous for one.
• He'll do it if his boss tells him to. He knows which side his bread is buttered on.
• Since John knows which side his bread is buttered on, he'll be there on time.

give one butterflies in one's stomach

Idiom(s): give one butterflies in one's stomach

Theme: ANXIETY

to cause someone to have a nervous stomach.
• Tests give me butterflies in my stomach.
• It was not frightening enough to give me butterflies in my stomach, but it made me a little apprehensive.

get butterflies in one's stomach

Idiom(s): get butterflies in one's stomach

Theme: ANXIETY

to get a nervous feeling in one's stomach.
• Whenever I have to go on stage, I get butterflies in my stomach.
• She always has butterflies in her stomach before a test.

button one's lips

Idiom(s): button one's lip(s)

Theme: SILENCE

to get quiet and stay quiet. (Often used with children.)
• All right now, let's button our lips and listen to the story.
• Button your lip, Tom! I'll tell you when you can talk.

butter sb up

Idiom(s): butter sb up

Theme: FLATTERY

to flatter someone.
• I believe my landlady prefers for me to butter her up rather than getting the rent on time.
• If I butter up the landlady, she allows me to be a few days late.

bread-and-butter letter

Idiom(s): bread-and-butter letter

Theme: POLITENESS

a letter or note written to follow up on a visit; a thank you note. (Fixed order.)
• When I got back from the sales meeting, I took two days to write bread-and-butter letters to the people I met.
• I got sort of a bread-and-butter letter from my nephew, who wants to visit me next summer.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

No amount of talking can replace action.

Bright as a button

A person who is as bright as a button is very intelligent or smart.

Butt naked

If someone is butt naked, they have no clothes on at all, often when they can be seen.

Butt of a joke

If something or someone becomes the butt of a joke it or they are not taken seriously anymore.