bread

noun

/bred/

[uncountable]Idioms

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a type of food made from flour, water and usually yeast mixed together and baked
- a loaf/slice/piece of bread
- white/brown/wholemeal bread
- the smell of freshly baked bread
- a plate of bread and butter
see also crispbread, French bread, garlic bread, gingerbread
Extra Examples
- He had to live on bread and water for two weeks.
- She tore off a large hunk of bread.
- This bread is going stale.
- What would you like on your bread?
- oysters accompanied by slices of fresh rye bread
- bread thickly spread with peanut butter
- loaves of crusty French bread
- some nice crusty white bread
- People started going up to receive the bread and wine (= in a church service).
Topics Fooda1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fresh
- hard
- mouldy/moldy
- …
… of bread
- loaf
- package
- chunk
- …
verb + bread
- bake
- make
- cut
- …
bread + noun
- dough
- pudding
- roll
- …
preposition
- on bread
phrases
- bread and butter
- bread and margarine
- bread and cheese
- …
See full entry
(old-fashioned, slang) money

Word OriginOld English brēad, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brood and German Brot.

Idioms

the best thing since sliced bread

(informal) if you say that something is the best thing since sliced bread, you think it is extremely good, interesting, etc.

your daily bread

the basic things that you need to live, especially food

half a loaf (is better than no bread)

(saying) you should be grateful for something, even if it is not as good, much, etc. as you really wanted; something is better than nothing
- The offer only amounted to half a loaf, but campaigners grabbed it anyway.

know which side your bread is buttered

(informal) to know where you can get an advantage for yourself

take the bread out of somebody’s mouth

to take away somebody’s job so that they are no longer able to earn enough money to live

单词	bread
释义	bread noun /bred/ /bred/ [uncountable]Idioms jump to other results a type of food made from flour, water and usually yeast mixed together and baked a loaf/slice/piece of bread white/brown/wholemeal bread the smell of freshly baked bread a plate of bread and butter see also crispbread, French bread, garlic bread, gingerbread Extra Examples He had to live on bread and water for two weeks. She tore off a large hunk of bread. This bread is going stale. What would you like on your bread? oysters accompanied by slices of fresh rye bread bread thickly spread with peanut butter loaves of crusty French bread some nice crusty white bread People started going up to receive the bread and wine (= in a church service). Topics Fooda1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fresh hard mouldy/moldy … … of bread loaf package chunk … verb + bread bake make cut … bread + noun dough pudding roll … preposition on bread phrases bread and butter bread and margarine bread and cheese … See full entry (old-fashioned, slang) money Word OriginOld English brēad, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brood and German Brot. Idioms the best thing since sliced bread (informal) if you say that something is the best thing since sliced bread, you think it is extremely good, interesting, etc. your daily bread the basic things that you need to live, especially food half a loaf (is better than no bread) (saying) you should be grateful for something, even if it is not as good, much, etc. as you really wanted; something is better than nothing The offer only amounted to half a loaf, but campaigners grabbed it anyway. know which side your bread is buttered (informal) to know where you can get an advantage for yourself take the bread out of somebody’s mouth to take away somebody’s job so that they are no longer able to earn enough money to live
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