someone's bread and butter

bread and butter

1. noun A vital component of something. Bread and butter, as foodstuffs, are considered basic forms of sustenance. A flourishing stock market is the bread and butter of a successful country.

2. noun A job or task that provides one with a steady income. I'm an artist on the weekends, but being a tutor is my bread and butter.

3. adjective Providing financial stability. The phrase can be hyphenated when used as an adjective. I love any writing assignment where I can be creative, but I always make sure to pick up some bread-and-butter gigs to pay the bills.

4. adjective Typical or common. The phrase can be hyphenated when used as an adjective. My sister worries about everything, even the bread-and-butter tasks of everyday life.

someone's bread and butter

someone's livelihood; routine work to provide an income.

1998 Times It is not that the smaller deal has disappeared—they remain the bread and butter of this industry.

词组	someone's bread and butter
释义	someone's bread and butter bread and butter 1. noun A vital component of something. Bread and butter, as foodstuffs, are considered basic forms of sustenance. A flourishing stock market is the bread and butter of a successful country. 2. noun A job or task that provides one with a steady income. I'm an artist on the weekends, but being a tutor is my bread and butter. 3. adjective Providing financial stability. The phrase can be hyphenated when used as an adjective. I love any writing assignment where I can be creative, but I always make sure to pick up some bread-and-butter gigs to pay the bills. 4. adjective Typical or common. The phrase can be hyphenated when used as an adjective. My sister worries about everything, even the bread-and-butter tasks of everyday life. See also: and, bread, butter Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. someone's bread and butter someone's livelihood; routine work to provide an income. 1998 Times It is not that the smaller deal has disappeared—they remain the bread and butter of this industry. See also: and, bread, butter Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: bread and butter your bread and butter break bread bread is the staff of life long bread break bread with break bread with (someone) brown bread eat the bread of idleness idleness
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