bread and butter
Noun
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Noun
bread and butter (uncountable)
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see bread, butter
- (idiomatic) That which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.
- They will do some machining if you ask them, but sheet metal has always been their bread and butter.
- Said when two people walking together are temporarily separated by an obstacle in order to indicate that they belong together.
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