bread and water

The bare essentials for sustenance. This meal is traditionally thought of as prison food. Bread and water sounds better than that terrible food in the cafeteria!

bread and water

Fig. the most minimal meal possible; a meal as once was given to prisoners. (Usually used in reference to being in prison or jail.) Wilbur knew that if he got in trouble again it would be at least a year on bread and water. This dinner is terrible again. I would rather have bread and water! Why don't we ever have pizza?

词组	bread and water
释义	bread and water bread and water The bare essentials for sustenance. This meal is traditionally thought of as prison food. Bread and water sounds better than that terrible food in the cafeteria! See also: and, bread, water Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. bread and water Fig. the most minimal meal possible; a meal as once was given to prisoners. (Usually used in reference to being in prison or jail.) Wilbur knew that if he got in trouble again it would be at least a year on bread and water. This dinner is terrible again. I would rather have bread and water! Why don't we ever have pizza? See also: and, bread, water McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: food for thought serve out McD McD’s McD's McDuck McDuck’s McDuck's Mickey D’s Mickey D's References in periodicals archive He could have lost weight on a diet of bread and water. Crikes, chaps, give him a break. GIFT OF THE CAB; SO WHAT HAVE THE ECHO'S CABBIE COLUMNISTS BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS WEEK? Every night, an unknown young boy brought prisoners an inexhaustible supply of bread and water. Brave and clever, he slipped past the nodding guards or wheedled them into allowing him access. Sole child
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