Examples of 'bread-and-butter' in a sentence
Meaning of "bread-and-butter"
bread-and-butter (noun) - Refers to something that is the main source of income or sustenance, often used in the context of essential or everyday items
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- Relating to basic sustenance or the requirements for everyday living.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bread, and, butter.
- A general saying used to ward off bad luck
- A saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a tree
How to use "bread-and-butter" in a sentence
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bread-and-butter
He came in with a teacup in one hand and a piece of bread-and-butter in the other.
What is true is that bread-and-butter demands will fail to bring the proletarians together.
After graduating from the conservatory he spent several years taking various bread-and-butter jobs.
Most of his bread-and-butter work involved serving legal papers and tracking people down.
This comes as the company reduces its reliance on the bread-and-butter PC segment.
I can make a mean bread-and-butter pudding with brandy custard.
Its wings are thin slice of the bread-and-butter.
He sent a bread-and-butter letter after our party the other night.
These have been their bread-and-butter machines.
Not the bread-and-butter kind that Aunt Paula used to make.
It is a mistake to be dismissive about what is called bread-and-butter demands.
Which brings us to the bread-and-butter of the Call of Duty franchise - the multiplayer.
Instead, let us make the case purely on bread-and-butter economics.
MS-DOS was their bread-and-butter product for both personal and corporate computing customers.
It is indeed a unique platform for debate on bread-and-butter topics of security.
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Taxes remain a bread-and-butter issue separating Democrats from Republicans.
My sister had a trenchant way of cutting our bread-and-butter for us, that never varied.
Not the bread-and-butter kind that aunt paula used to make. and pickles… dill pickles.
That 's why we can not wait to address practical bread-and-butter issues like education.
Do we? - He sent a bread-and-butter letter after our party the other night.
With jam and meringue? Or what about my delicious bread-and-butter pudding.
Begin on that brown bread-and-butter while I cut some more.
Preferably bollinger, hates dogs, women in flat shoes and bread-and-butter pudding.
The game stars two rabbits, the titular bread-and-butter duo of cute mascots with unflappable aplomb.
As the country continues to develop, Sierra Leoneans are predominantly focused on " bread-and-butter issues ".
Besides, the monopoly on pure bread-and-butter demands belongs to the CGT.
Also saw the introduction of the EMD GP7 road-switcher, a direct challenge in ALCo 's bread-and-butter market.
Lunch 1/2 a pint of beer and bread-and-butter or a sandwich, or a glass of sherry and biscuits.
East Jerusalem Palestinians focused on bread-and-butter issues.
Let me start with the bread-and-butter economic benefits -- jobs and economic growth.
You doing wild-bean casserole and brown bread-and-butter pudding?
One of you guys want a bread-and-butter account? You act like I was lookin ' for you.
This is more of an old school, traditional, bread-and-butter tattoo here.
SANDWICHES Bread-and-butter sandwich, lukewarm response.
For local residents, “ the environment ” takes a backseat to bread-and-butter issues such as employment and security.
Think I have got a counter to LaRusso's bread-and-butter.
Black Friday for roast beef. Bread-and-butter sandwich, lukewarm response.
Good timing . Think I have got a counter to LaRusso 's bread-and-butter.
Product, price, place, and promotion are the bread-and-butter of anyone related to the marketing world.
There's a somewhat dense summary of his results (powerpoint), and it's all bread-and-butter usability studies.
They were not making prestige films . They were making bread-and-butter films for small-town audiences.
The ERA is many things, but basically it's a bread-and-butter issue.
One of you guys want a bread-and-butter account?
When Joe had just looked at me, and got my bread-and-butter down.
And my speciality for afters, bread-and-butter pudding.
Now, let us get back to the bread-and-butter question.
Breakfast of chops and steaks, bread-and-butter and tea.
Instead, it involves the industry 's other bread-and-butter product, pesticide sprays.
It shook the internal combustion engine ( ICE ) bread-and-butter motorcycle industry.
