I feel that. Of course I should pay you what interest you please.'
'Money's about seven now,' said Butterwell. 'I've not the slightest objection to seven per cent.,' said Crosbie. 'But that's on security,' said Butterwell. 'You can name your own terms,' said Crosbie. Mr Butterwell got out of his chair, and walked about the room with his hands in his pockets. He was thinking at the moment of what Mrs Butterwell would say to him. 'Will an answer do tomorrow morning?' he said.英文原著 · 《The Last Chronicle of Barset》
120 Servants in New-House } get 1 quart butter-milk Gal. P.} each 30 0 } 167 gallons of 1084 Workers, Incurables, etc. } butter-milk 1 pint ditto 135 4 } value 1 L. 23 Sucklers get no butter-milk } ----- Allowed for waste -- -- 1 4 } 1227英文原著 · 《ESSAYS-1》
"Butter!" said his Mammy. "Epaminondas, you ain't got the sense you was born with! Don't you know that's no way to carry butter? The way to carry butter is to wrap it up in some leaves and take it down to the brook, and cool it in the water, and cool it in the water, and cool it in the water, and then take it on your hands, careful, and bring it along home."英文原著 · 《How To Tell Stories To Children》
And how is it kept good? Look at all those loads of hay, which are being carried off the field. Do you think you can take all that away without putting anything in its place? Why not? If I took all the butter out of the churn, what must I do if I want more butter still? Put more cream in. So, if I want more grass to grow, I must put on the soil more of what grass is made of. But the butter don't grow, and the grass does.英文原著 · 《Madam How and Lady Why》
Along the edge of the garden Walk the little girls. Their hats, round and yellow like cheeses, Are dangling by the ribbons. The grass is a tumult of buttercups and daisies; Buttercups and daisies streaming away Up the hill. The garden is purple, and pink, and orange, and scarlet; The garden is hot with colours. But the meadow is only yellow, and white, and green, Cool, and long, and quiet. The little girls pick buttercups And hold them under each other's chins. "You're as gold as Grandfather's snuff-box. You're going to be very rich, Minna." "Oh-o-o!英文原著 · 《Men, Women and Ghosts》
"I was determined not to give her an opening towards the carnal subject of butter, so she lingered still, longing to ask leave to run for it. But I gave her none, and munched my dry bread myself, thinking what a famous cake I could make for little Ben Pole with the bit of butter we were saving; and when Sally had had her butterless tea, and was in none of the best of tempers because Martha had not bethought herself of the butter, I just quietly said -英文原著 · 《My Lady Ludlow》
...peanut butter or egg whites? - Peanut butter.美剧 · 《Friends》
- The duck gets the Nutter Butter. - No. Wait, that's not a Nutter Butter.美剧 · 《Friends》
Aah! I didn't say butterflies! Manny, there's no butterflies!美剧 · 《Modern Family》
Like Betty bought a bit of butter, but found the butter bitter.美剧 · 《Modern Family》