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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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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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. Mark Sargent:

   Most of our ire is pointed towards NASA. That's our bread and butter.

3. Joseph Ledinh:

   In the beginning, you think you’re going to be designing the coolest car, but I got put on the Honda Accord, working on that project, however, I understood it’s their bread and butter. You can’t design a product so outrageous that only five people buy it. You need 5,000 -- or 500,000.

4. Elbert Hubbard:

   If you work for a man, in heavens name work for him! If he pays you wages that supply you your bread and butter, work for him speak well of him, think well of him, stand by him and stand by the institution he represents. I think if I worked for a man I would work for him. I would not work for him a part of the time, and the rest of the time work against him. I would give an undivided service or none. If put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.

5. Frank Fritz:

   The guy that connects with me is the guy who buys a 30 pack of Busch Light and a pizza on the weekend. That's my guy. My guy buys a $150 sign, not an $8,000 sign. I'm more of the common man guy, I haven't found a $100,000 vase or any Michelangelo stuff. I've never really had a big, big score like that. But all the small scores are the bread and butter and that's my deal.