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  • 1bread and butter — ˌbread and ˈbutter noun [singular] if something is your bread and butter, it is the thing that gives you your main income: • The paper s bread and butter is reporting local events in a small community . * * * bread and butter UK US noun [U]… …

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  • 2bread-and-butter — adjective Date: circa 1837 1. a. being as basic as the earning of one s livelihood < bread and butter issues > b. (1) reliable < our bread and butter repertoire > (2) dependable as a source of income …

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  • 3bread 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 …

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  • 4bread and butter — the main product, the source of profit    We sell a variety of parts, but the oil filter is our bread and butter …

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  • 5Bread and butter — Bread Bread (br[e^]d), n. [AS. bre[ a]d; akin to OFries. br[=a]d, OS. br[=o]d, D. brood, G. brod, brot, Icel. brau[eth], Sw. & Dan. br[ o]d. The root is probably that of E. brew. [root]93. See {Brew}.] 1. An article of food made from flour or&#8230; …

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  • 6Bread and butter — is a superstitious phrase from the 19th and early 20th centuries, typically used by young couples walking together when temporarily separated by an obstacle, such as a pole or another person.OriginThe exact origin of the phrase is unknown, but&#8230; …

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  • 7your bread 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 …

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  • 8Bread — (br[e^]d), n. [AS. bre[ a]d; akin to OFries. br[=a]d, OS. br[=o]d, D. brood, G. brod, brot, Icel. brau[eth], Sw. & Dan. br[ o]d. The root is probably that of E. brew. [root]93. See {Brew}.] 1. An article of food made from flour or meal by&#8230; …

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  • 9Bread tree — Bread Bread (br[e^]d), n. [AS. bre[ a]d; akin to OFries. br[=a]d, OS. br[=o]d, D. brood, G. brod, brot, Icel. brau[eth], Sw. & Dan. br[ o]d. The root is probably that of E. brew. [root]93. See {Brew}.] 1. An article of food made from flour or&#8230; …

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  • 10and — strong conjunction 1 used to join two words, parts of sentences, etc: Do you want a pen and a bit of paper? | The film starred Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine. | We ve dealt with items one, two, and eleven. | We ll have to reduce costs and&#8230; …

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