Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Know which side one's bread is buttered on'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Know which side one's bread is buttered on'.

A. To butter bread

B. To be ignorant

C. To lose a job

D. To know where one's advantages lie

Answer: Option D

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It means to be aware of what is beneficial to oneself.

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