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Bread and butter

//ˈbɹ̠ɛd n̩ ˌbʌɾɚ// intj, noun

Intj

1
Said when two people walking together are temporarily separated by an obstacle in order to indicate that they belong together.
"Should this happen, retrace your steps to the point of separation if you wish to counteract the spell. Or, say the words "bread and butter.""

Noun

1
That which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone. idiomatic, plural, singular
"They will do some machining if you ask them, but sheet metal has always been their bread and butter."
2
the financial means whereby one lives wordnet
3
The basic requirements of living, such as food and housing. idiomatic, plural, singular
"What the nation, like the man, earns for itself by the honest labor of its people—when a man exerts himself to anything in an honorable calling—he is said to be earning his bread and butter, which includes his food and clothes and house-rent and all the rest of the thing [sic] he pays for. Now, if a man does not earn his bread and butter, he must either have it given to him as a gift, or steal it, as our forefathers nearly all did, honest, good people, too, as they were. ... It is worth while examining as to whether we earn all our bread and butter ... We ought to look after the bread and butter on our farms, and see that we eat the best bread and butter."
4
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bread, butter. plural, singular
"The bread-and-butter were good enough, but the ale poorish."

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