know which side bread is buttered

know which side your bread is buttered (on)

to be careful not to upset people who you know can help you Ollie won't refuse to come with us. He knows which side his bread is buttered.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nanami	nah-nah-mee	Japanese
Serghei	-	Romanian
Emory	['eməri]
Gladwyn	GLAD-win	English (Rare)
Ranka	-	Croatian
Mikkel	MEEK-kel (Danish, Norwegian), MEEG-gel (Danish)	Danish, Norwegian