| صيغ مركبة |
| bread and butter | n | literal (bread with butter spread on it) | خبز وزبدة |
| A glass of milk with bread and butter for breakfast is the best. |
| bread and butter | n | informal, figurative (livelihood, means of earning a living) | طرق كسب العيش |
| Cooking is his bread and butter; he's a chef. |
| bread and butter | adj | informal, figurative (staple, basic) | أساسي، رئيسي |
| butter bean | n | (legume: flat pale bean) | فاصولياء بيضاء مجففة |
| The vegetarian option on our menu this evening is a butter bean casserole. |
| butter dish | n | (container for storing butter in fridge) | وعاء حفظ الزبدة في الثلاجة |
| butter dish | n | (container that holds butter at table) | وعاء حفظ الزبدة على الطاولة |
| There were two butter dishes on the table, one with butter and one with margarine. |
| butter knife | n | (knife for cutting butter) | سكين لقطع الزبدة |
| The butter knife is not sharp as it only has to cut through butter, which is very soft. |
| butter sb up | v | (flatter sb for one's own gain) | يشيد بفلان، يمدح |
| No wonder he got the promotion; he's always buttering up the boss. |
| butter up | vtr | figurative, informal (flatter, sweet-talk) | يداهن، يتملق |
| He tried to butter up his boss in hopes of getting an extra day off. |
| Stop trying to butter me up and just tell me what you want. |
| butter up | vtr | (to flatter) | يغازل |
| He plans to butter the boss up before asking for a raise. |
| cocoa butter | n | (fat extracted from cocoa beans) | زبدة الكاكاو |
| Cocoa butter and cocoa solids are blended to make unsweetened chocolate. |
| garlic butter | n | (butter flavoured with garlic) | زبدة بالثوم المهروس |
| I love to dip cooked shrimp in garlic butter. |
| The crusty bread was served with a delicious garlic butter. |
| peanut butter | n | (spread made from peanuts) | زبدة فول سوداني |
| Peanut butter is high in protein and makes a tasty snack with celery, carrots or apples. |
| peanut butter and jelly sandwich, UK: peanut butter and jam sandwich | n | US (peanut butter and jam between bread slices) | ساندويشة زبدة فول سوداني بالمربى |
| Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are a staple on the children's menu. |
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