bread-and-butter
21bread 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 …
22bread 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 …
23bread-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.… …
24bread 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 …
25bread 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] * * * …
26bread 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… …
27bread 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./ …
28bread 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./ …
29bread and butter(3) — {interj.}, {informal} Spoken to prevent bad luck that you think might result from some action. * /We d say Bread and butter! when we had passed on opposite sides of a tree./ …
30bread and butter(3) — {interj.}, {informal} Spoken to prevent bad luck that you think might result from some action. * /We d say Bread and butter! when we had passed on opposite sides of a tree./ …
