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61bread and butter(2) — {adj.} Thanking someone for entertainment or a nice visit; thank you. * /After spending the weekend as a guest in the Jones home, Alice wrote the Joneses the usual bread and butter letter./ See: BREAD AND BUTTER LETTER …
62bread and butter — (someone s) bread and butter informal a job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live. Teaching at the local college is his bread and butter …
63bread and butter — (your) bread and butter something that provides you with regular income. Our customers are our bread and butter, so treat them with respect …
64bread-and-butter — /ˌbrɛd ən ˈbʌtə / (say .bred uhn butuh) adjective 1. of or relating to the means of living; mercenary: *But their underlying motivation, a dominating concern with bread and butter issues, has remained constant. –ross m. martin, 1980. 2.… …
65bread and butter — n. one’s livelihood. □ It’s bread and butter to me. I have to do it. □ I can’t give it up. It’s my bread and butter …
66bread and butter — 1. bread spread with butter. 2. a basic means of support; source of livelihood; sustenance: The automobile industry is the bread and butter of many Detroiters. [1620 30] * * * …
67bread and butter — noun 1. bread spread with butter. 2. means of living; livelihood: *I wrote things at odd times, things that I wanted to write, different from those I wrote to please the kind Editor, who was desirous of helping me with bread and butter. –miles… …
68bread-and-butter pudding — n [U] (BrE) a traditional British sweet dish, made of slices of bread and butter mixed with raisins and sugar and baked in a mixture of milk and eggs. * * * …
69bread and butter(1) — {n. phr.} The usual needs of life; food, shelter, and clothing. * /Ed earned his bread and butter as a bookkeeper, but added a little jam by working with a dance band on weekends./ …
70bread and butter(1) — {n. phr.} The usual needs of life; food, shelter, and clothing. * /Ed earned his bread and butter as a bookkeeper, but added a little jam by working with a dance band on weekends./ …
