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Definitions for bread-and-butter
ˈbrɛd nˈbʌt ərbread-and-but·ter

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  1. bread-and-butteradjective

    Relating to basic sustenance or the requirements for everyday living for the masses.

  2. bread-and-butterinterjection

    A general saying used to ward off bad luck

  3. bread-and-butterinterjection

    A saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a tree

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Numerology

  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. Matt Damon:

    A lot of us spent our adult lives thinking about two hours and three acts. (We're) now migrating to television going, 'OK, how do I tell this story over 20 hours?' the movie that was my bread and butter for years, the $25 million to $50 million character drama, is just gone. They just don't make that anymore.

  2. Hefin David:

    The Welsh Labour campaign that I am running in Caerphilly is about the bread and butter issues of health, education and social services, if people want to vote to get out of Europe they can do that on June 23. This is the Assembly campaign and I think they should be separate ... I'm not thinking past May 5.

  3. Yehia Rashed:

    We are not doing new things what we are doing is stimulation programs. Taking from the current funding and putting it into where our bread and butter is, we don't have the figures of the total cost of this. We are currently working on the costing.

  4. Terry Reilly:

    China basically in some respects is an exporter's bread and butter.

  5. Dave Long:

    It gives you the same flavor and feel of being in a studio, our bread-and-butter is live coaching. Members want to be accountable for a certain time and be motivated and supported.

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