What does Bread and Butter mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenancenoun

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. bread and butternoun

    That which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.

Wikipedia

  1. Bread and Butter

    Bread and Butter is a 1964 song by The Newbeats. Written by Larry Parks and Jay Turnbow, "Bread and Butter" was the group's first and most popular hit. "Bread and Butter" served as The Newbeats demo in an effort to obtain a recording contract with Hickory Records. They were then asked to formally record the track for the label. The opening two-chord piano riff and the lead falsetto singing voice of Larry Henley are notable features of the song. Soon the song was sampled in the Dickie Goodman novelty song "Presidential Interview (Flying Saucer '64)". "Bread and Butter" was the inspiration for the advertising jingle of Schmidt Baking Company used in the 1970s and 1980s; it went: "I like bread and butter, I like toast and jam, I like Schmidt's Blue Ribbon Bread, It's my favorite brand". Devo covered the song in 1986 for the soundtrack to the film 9½ Weeks, but it was not used in the film. A lyrically modified version of the song was used as the theme for the television series Baby Talk. The song features on the soundtrack to the 1998 comedy-drama film, Simon Birch, as well as in the 2004 Will Ferrell comedy, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. "Bread and Butter" was featured in The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars and in the Lizzie McGuire episode "She Said, He Said, She Said". The song has also been used as a jingle for Savacentre, Spam, Doritos, Little Chef and Quaker Rice Cakes; as well as in a 2018 television commercial for Walmart.

ChatGPT

  1. bread and butter

    1. "Bread and butter" typically refers to the basic, fundamental source of livelihood or income, i.e., something that provides someone with the regular income they need to live. This is derived from the basic food items, bread and butter, which are staple in many diets. 2. In literal terms, "bread and butter" is a classic combination of food consisting of bread, typically sliced, spread with butter. 3. In business, "bread and butter" can also refer to the core products or services of a company that generate the most revenue or are most important for their operations.

Wikidata

  1. Bread and butter

    "Bread and butter" is a superstitious blessing or charm, typically said by young couples or friends walking together when they are forced to separate by an obstacle, such as a pole or another person. By saying the phrase, the bad luck of letting something come between them is thought to be averted. Both walkers must say the phrase, and if they do not do this, then a bitter quarrel is expected to occur. The concept derives from the difficulty of separating butter from bread once it has been spread – buttered bread cannot be "unbuttered". Another phrase which may be used in this way is "salt and pepper".

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Bread and Butter in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Bread and Butter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Bread and Butter in a Sentence

  1. Chua Kee Lock:

    Vehicle maintenance costs, insurance costs, these are bread-and-butter issues for ride-hailing drivers.

  2. Scott Remer:

    One thing theyre probably going to want to do is start to branch out from the traditional, mainstay, bread-and-butter words that theyve been asking.

  3. Kate Andersen Brower:

    The first lady is the best surrogate you can get, especially when they can connect, like Jill Biden can, to bread and butter issues like education and child care, usually, first ladies have much higher approval ratings, so they can appeal to a broader audience than their husbands. They tend to be less polarizing because they usually do not weigh in on hot-button political issues.

  4. English Proverb:

    Never fall out with your bread and butter.

  5. Miguel de Cervantes:

    I never thrust my nose into other men's porridge. It is no bread and butter of mine every man for himself, and God for us all.


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