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Kathy Cao
2021-08-22 07:08
Bread always falls on the buttered side down American proverb negative formal
The proverb is an expression of a pessimistic view of life. If something goes wrong, it will go wrong in the worst possible way.
When the painting fell off the wall, it landed on the vase flower and broke it. The bread always falls on the buttered side down.
I dropped a vase and broke my ankle when trying to catch it. It's true bread always falls on the buttered side.
Used to express one's feelings when facing a bad situation
Everything happens the way it should, especially bad things and there's nothing you can do and no reason to be sad about it.
A period of time during which you continue to fail or bad luck happens to you
Bad things usually come in groups.
The idea that bread always falls on the buttered side represents bad luck that has been traced back as a Latin superstitious proverb, which was recorded in John Timbs' popular science journal Knowledge for the People, published in Boston, USA, in 1832. Although bread and toast dont always land butter or jam side down as it depends on the circumstances but it's still widely believed that bread and toast will ultimately fall down on the buttered side.
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