bread-and-butter
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bread-and-but·ter
(brĕd′n-bŭt′ər)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.
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bread′ and but′ter
n.
a basic means of support or income; source of livelihood; sustenance.
[1620–30]
bread-and-but•ter
(ˈbrɛd nˈbʌt ər)adj.
1. providing a livelihood or reliable income: the agency's bread-and-butter accounts.
2. of or pertaining to the basic needs of life.
3. basic or everyday; staple; routine.
4. expressing thanks for hospitality: a bread-and-butter letter.
[1720–30]
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Translations
bread-and-butter
[ˈbredənˈbʌtəʳ]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
bread-and-butter pudding N → pudín m de pan y mantequilla
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