"whatever melts your butter" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

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  1. (informal, idiomatic) Synonym of whatever floats your boat. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: whatever floats your boat [synonym, synonym-of]
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          "text": "Do what you feel like, and hope that it sticks. If it doesn’t, throw it again. Maybe it sticks the next time over. And if it doesn’t, who cares? It’s just one insignificant life wasted in the vast ocean of lives all around. Whatever floats your boat, whatever melts your butter, whatever humps your camel, whatever sizzles your bacon, whatever tickles your pickle…",
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