bread-and-butter

bread-and-but·ter (brdn-btr)

adj.

1.

a. Influenced by or undertaken out of necessity: a bread-and-butter job.

b. Reliable, especially for producing income; basic: Household appliances are the company's bread-and-butter goods.

2. Expressive of gratitude for hospitality: a bread-and-butter note.

Translations

bread-and-butter [ˈbredənˈbʌtəʳ]

A. ADJ (fig) [issues, needs] → básico, primario; [product] → de más venta; [customer] → más asiduo

B. CPD bread-and-butter letter N → carta f de agradecimiento(a una señora en cuya casa el invitado ha pasado varios días)
bread-and-butter pudding N → pudín m de pan y mantequilla