"know which side your bread is buttered on" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 懂得趨利避害
• 懂得靠誰有好處

Definition

如果你懂得「哪一邊的麵包塗了奶油」，意思是你清楚對自己有利的人或事，並懂得為自己謀利。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是口語、帶點幽默或諷刺的說法。指的是懂得為自己謀利益，察覺誰幫助自己。不是字面意思，而是比喻找到有利方。

Examples

She knows which side her bread is buttered on and always helps her manager.

她**懂得趨利避害**，總是幫她的經理。

Tom knows which side his bread is buttered on; he never argues with his boss.

湯姆**懂得靠誰有好處**，從不跟老闆爭論。

You need to know which side your bread is buttered on if you want to succeed here.

你想在這裡成功，就要**懂得趨利避害**。

If there's one thing about Sarah, it's that she really knows which side her bread is buttered on.

有一點可以肯定，莎拉真的是**很懂得趨利避害**。

David always agrees with management—he definitely knows which side his bread is buttered on.

大衛總是同意管理層的意見——他絕對**懂得靠誰有好處**。

You don't have to remind her—she already knows which side her bread is buttered on.

你不用提醒她——她已經**懂得趨利避害**了。