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bread and butter
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bread and butter
n.
maintenance, livelihood, source of income
adj.
habitual, routine, usual; practical, material
someone's bread and butter
expr.
(Figuratively) person's basic income, someone's livelihood, someone's source of income
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Bread and butter
Bread and butter may refer to:
Cuisine
- Bread and butter pickles
- Bread and butter pudding, a British dish
- Butterbrot, a German dish
- Smörgås, a Swedish dish
- Smørrebrød, a Danish dish
- Tartine, a dish originating in France and found in many other Francophone countries
- Voileipä, a Finnish dish
- Brun maska, an Iranian dish, served in Irani cafes in Mumbai
- Bread and butter cut, a cut of chuck steak
- Bread+Butter, a restaurant at The Borgata
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bread and butter
Noun
1. the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
(synonym) support, keep, livelihood, living, sustenance
(hypernym) resource
(hyponym) comforts, creature comforts, amenities, conveniences
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bread and butter
basic needs of life (food,shelter,clothing) The voters are worried about bread and butter issues like jobs and taxes.
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Bread And Butter
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