“Bread and butter”
Définition
A person’s main source of income.
Exemples
Examples
“Consulting is his bread and butter.”
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Consulting is his _____.Compare with the original example
Consulting is his bread and butter.
Write a two-line conversation using “Bread and butter”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Bread and butter" mean?
- "Bread and butter" means a person’s main source of income.
- How do you use "Bread and butter" in a sentence?
- Example: "Consulting is his bread and butter."
- Should I interpret "Bread and butter" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.