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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.

bread and butter in British English

informal

noun

1. (modifier)

a means of support or subsistence; livelihood

the inheritance was their bread and butter

2. bread-and-butter

bread-and-butter in British English

providing a basic means of subsistence

a bread-and-butter job

solid, reliable, or practical

a bread-and-butter player

expressing gratitude, as for hospitality (esp in the phrase bread-and-butter letter)

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bread-and-butter in British English

(ˌbrɛdənˈbʌtə)

adjective

relating to people's practical, everyday needs and concerns

The opposition gained support by concentrating on bread-and-butter matters.

These are hardly the bread-and-butter concerns of struggling farmers.

providing a basic means of subsistence

Australia's bread-and-butter industries would suffer disproportionately from sucha policy.

Tourism is the island's bread-and-butter industry

threatened with the sack from his bread-and-butter employment

solid, reliable, but not fancy

a bread-and-butter player

a bread-and-butter stock that is safe for the long term

bread and butter in American English

one's means of subsistence; livelihood

See full dictionary entry for bread

bread-and-butter in American English

(brɛdənˈbʌtər)

adjective

relating to subsistence or to the product, work, etc. basically relied on for earnings

basic, commonplace, everyday, etc.

3. US

expressing thanks, as a letter sent to one's host or hostess after a visit

bread-and-butter

most basic or important

On major bread-and-butter issues, there's little difference between the two candidates.

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Examples of 'bread and butter' in a sentence
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to find some moussaka in the freezer, as well as a rather mysterious bread and butter pudding in the fridge.That plus at least four of the salmon sandwiches and some bread and butter.Most afternoons I manage to bestir myself, and walk the plank to buy my bread and butter under the stares of the townsfolk.His mother set a plate of fried whiting, bread-and-butter and tea before him.Back in the living room, she gave Nathan his bottle and some bread-and-butter with no crusts that her host had prepared.Why did I order a second helping of bread-and-butter pudding?

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British English: bread and butter NOUN

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.

American English: bread and butter
Brazilian Portuguese: ganha-pão
Chinese: 主要收入来源
European Spanish: sustento
French: source principale de revenu
German: Lebensunterhalt
Italian: fonte di guadagno principale
Japanese: 主要な収入源
Korean: 생계의
European Portuguese: ganha-pão
Latin American Spanish: sustento

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. bread and butter in British English informal noun 1. (modifier) a means of support or subsistence; livelihood the inheritance was their bread and butter 2. bread-and-butter bread-and-butter in British English a. providing a basic means of subsistence a bread-and-butter job b. solid, reliable, or practical a bread-and-butter player c. expressing gratitude, as for hospitality (esp in the phrase bread-and-butter letter) See full dictionary entry for bread and butter bread-and-butter in British English (ˌbrɛdənˈbʌtə) adjective 1. relating to people's practical, everyday needs and concerns The opposition gained support by concentrating on bread-and-butter matters. These are hardly the bread-and-butter concerns of struggling farmers. 2. providing a basic means of subsistence Australia's bread-and-butter industries would suffer disproportionately from sucha policy. Tourism is the island's bread-and-butter industry threatened with the sack from his bread-and-butter employment 3. solid, reliable, but not fancy a bread-and-butter player a bread-and-butter stock that is safe for the long term bread and butter in American English one's means of subsistence; livelihood See full dictionary entry for bread bread-and-butter in American English (brɛdənˈbʌtər) adjective 1. relating to subsistence or to the product, work, etc. basically relied on for earnings 2. basic, commonplace, everyday, etc. 3. US expressing thanks, as a letter sent to one's host or hostess after a visit bread-and-butter most basic or important On major bread-and-butter issues, there's little difference between the two candidates. More idioms containing bread and butter bread-and-butter Examples of 'bread and butter' in a sentence bread and butter to find some moussaka in the freezer, as well as a rather mysterious bread and butter pudding in the fridge. Ferrars, Elizabeth THY BROTHER DEATH (2001) That plus at least four of the salmon sandwiches and some bread and butter. Cassidy, Anne IN REAL LIFE (2001) Most afternoons I manage to bestir myself, and walk the plank to buy my bread and butter under the stares of the townsfolk. Richard Wright 52449_CLARA (2001) His mother set a plate of fried whiting, bread-and-butter and tea before him. Sillitoe, Alan THE OPEN DOOR (2004) Back in the living room, she gave Nathan his bottle and some bread-and-butter with no crusts that her host had prepared. Amanda Hemingway THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: THE SANGREAL TRILOGY ONE (2004) Why did I order a second helping of bread-and-butter pudding? Forbes, Bryan A SONG AT TWILIGHT (2004) In other languages bread and butter British English: bread and butter NOUN 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. American English: bread and butter Brazilian Portuguese: ganha-pão Chinese: 主要收入来源 European Spanish: sustento French: source principale de revenu German: Lebensunterhalt Italian: fonte di guadagno principale Japanese: 主要な収入源 Korean: 생계의 European Portuguese: ganha-pão Latin American Spanish: sustento
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