| 单词 | bread and butter |
| 释义 | bread and butter also bread-and-butter 1. uncountable noun [usually with poss] Something that is the bread and butter of a person or organization is the activity or work that provides the main part of their income. The mobile phone business was actually his bread and butter. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Bread and butter issues or matters are ones which are important to most people, because they affect them personally. The opposition gained support by concentrating on bread-and-butter matters. Idioms: bread-and-butter most basic or important On major bread-and-butter issues, there's little difference between the two candidates. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: bread-and-butter issues It was a vote about process rather than the bread-and-butter issues. Times, Sunday Times Her theme was the bread-and-butter issues. Times, Sunday Times Government plans to aggravate this glut by adding three million new houses will sound barmy and out of touch with the bread-and-butter issues of people's lives. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 主要收入来源 Japanese: 主要な収入源 |
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