COLLOCATIONS:

*Verb + …

spread butter on something: phết bơ lên một cái gì đó

Lee was spreading butter on his toast.

toast /təʊst $ toʊst/ ●●○ S3 noun   

1 [uncountable] bread that has been heated so that it is brown on both sides and no longer soft

 I had a piece of toast for breakfast.

spread something with butter

Spread the warm crumpets with butter.

crumpet /ˈkrʌmpɪt/ noun British English   

1 [countable] a small round bread with holes in one side, eaten hot with butter

melt butter: đun nóng chảy bơ

Melt the butter and mix it with the other ingredients.

soften butter: làm mềm

First soften the butter in a warm place.

*Adj/n + …

salted/unsalted (=with or without salt in it)

Unsalted butter is better for baking.

Most butter is slightly salted.

melted butter (=heated until it is liquid)

Brush the pastry with a little melted butter.

brush /brʌʃ/ ●●● S3 verb   

4 PUT SOMETHING ON SOMETHING [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put a liquid onto something using a brush

Phết

brush something with something

 Brush the pastry with milk.

brush something over/onto something

 Brush a little oil over the top of the pizza.

pastry /ˈpeɪstri/ ●●○ noun (plural pastries)   

1 [uncountable] a mixture of flour, butter, and milk or water, used to make the outer part of baked foods such as pies

2 [countable] a small sweet cake, made using pastry

 a Danish pastry

*PHRASES

a pat of butter (=a small flat piece): một lát bơ

Breakfast was a small roll and a pat of butter.

roll /rəʊl $ roʊl/ ●●○ noun [countable]   

2 BREAD a small round loaf of bread for one person → bun

 hot soup served with crusty rolls

 bread rolls with butter

ham/cheese etc roll British English (=one that is filled with ham, cheese etc)

a knob of butter (=a small round piece): mẩu bơ

Add a knob of butter to the meat juices in the pan.

knob /nɒb $ nɑːb/ noun [countable]   

a knob of something

a small piece of something SYN lump

 Melt a knob of butter in the pan.

a lump of butter: cục bơ

He served himself a big lump of butter.

*IDIOMS

butter wouldn’t melt (in somebody’s mouth)

​(informal) used to say that somebody seems to be innocent, kind, etc. when they are not really

nói rằng ai đó dường như vô tội, tốt bụng, v.v. trong khi họ không thực sự như vậy

like a knife through butter

​(informal) easily; without meeting any difficulty

dễ dàng; không gặp khó khăn gì