brown bread

brown bread

1. Literally, bread that has a higher amount of whole grain flour. As a kid, I always liked white bread, but now that I'm older, I always choose brown bread for my sandwiches.
2. Cockney rhyming slang for dead. Primarily heard in UK. You didn't hear about Jim? He's brown bread, I'm afraid.
See also: bread, brown
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • as always
  • it was ever so
  • twa
  • it was ever thus
  • thus
  • you can't always get what you want
  • never fails
  • always be on (one's) guard
  • first step is always the hardest
  • the first step is always the hardest
References in periodicals archive
Feeding individuals with thiamine-rich brown bread can also contribute to the overall vitamin content in the body.
This is a healthy lunch - but will that brown bread be stored as fat?
The authors concluded, "Our study showed the children appeared to prefer natural brown bread colours rather than the bread coloured yellow using turmeric.
Since then, my brown breads have been wonderfully consistent (and, yes, easy), and I've gotten my family hooked, too.
Brothers Alan and Paul Brown formed Brown Bread, working with clients like Liverpol City Council and Sefton Council.
"All I can say is it's lucky I was wearing one because if I hadn't I'd be brown bread. You don't realise how important wearing a helmet is."
The "Best of Both" moniker matches Hovis's loaf of brown bread with the look and feel of white, which has been on sale since 2001.
They have answered a call to think about just "one thing" they could change in their lifestyle - such as getting more exercise, eating more fruit, stopping smoking or even just opting for brown bread instead of white.
I was elbowing my way through a crowd with a palm-sized wad of brown bread in my hand, waiting for the chance to slide it down a foot-high hunk of butter, when I realized the chutzpahand perhaps brillianceof hosting a decadent Polish Culinary Week in Israel.
She has tasted jail food and has often ordered milk, biscuits, brown bread and and chapatis whenever she is hungry.
Maftoum has found that her clients believe brown sugar, brown eggs and brown bread are always healthier than their white counterparts, yet these foods shouldn't be judged by their color.
Of course, you're much better off switching regular bread with rice cakes, brown bread, or even oat cakes.
WIDOW has been once again left upset and disgusted after receiving a letter which addressed her late husband as "Brown Bread" - Cockney rhyming slang for "dead".
From brown bread to butter and fruit to free-range eggs, you'll be able to make sure the kids have a filling midday meal.
Allied Bakeries is looking to drive category growth in Wholemeal, by reinvigorating the brand and expanding its product range to offer a new and tastier way to enjoy brown bread. The new brown batch loaf has the taste of sourdough and will target consumers with a desire for wholesome, hearty and tasty bread.