bread-and-butter

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A saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a tree
Relating to basic sustenance or the requirements for everyday living for the masses
A general saying used to ward off bad luck
bread-and-butter issue
any issue, such as inflation or prices, that affects ordinary people in their daily lives
bread-and-butter issues
plural form of bread-and-butter issue
bread-and-butter letter
A short, hand-written communication to thank someone who has recently provided you with hospitality, usually dinner or an overnight visit
bread-and-butter note
A short note thanking someone who has recently provided the writer with hospitality
bread and butter
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.

Bread and butter
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bread and butter
{i} maintenance, livelihood, source of income
bread and butter
{s} habitual, routine, usual; practical, material
bread and butter
the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
bread and butter
Bread and butter issues or matters are ones which are important to most people, because they affect them personally. The opposition gained support by concentrating on bread-and-butter matters
bread and butter
Something that is the bread and butter of a person or organization is the activity or work that provides the main part of their income. The mobile phone business was actually his bread and butter
bread and butter letter
thank you letter, thank you note thanking a person for their hospitality
bread and butter pickle
thinly sliced sweet pickles
quarrel with one's bread and butter
{f} repine, be unhappy, be not satisfied, be discontented
bread-and-butter
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