ALL meanings of bread-and-butter
bread-and-but·ter
B b - adjective bread-and-butter providing a livelihood or basic source of income; supplying the basic needs of life: a bread-and-butter job; the agency's bread-and-butter account. 1
- adjective bread-and-butter of or relating to basic needs: housing and other bread-and-butter political issues. 1
- adjective bread-and-butter basic or everyday; staple; routine. 1
- adjective bread-and-butter expressing thanks for hospitality: a bread-and-butter letter. 1
- noun bread-and-butter bread spread with butter. 1
- noun bread-and-butter a basic means of support; source of livelihood; sustenance: The automobile industry is the bread and butter of many Detroiters. 1
- adjective bread-and-butter Used other than as an idiom: see bread, and, butter. 0
- adjective bread-and-butter Relating to basic sustenance or the requirements for everyday living. 0
- interjection bread-and-butter (archaic) A general saying used to ward off bad luck. 0
- interjection bread-and-butter (archaic) A saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a tree. 0