bread and butter
/ˌbred ən ˈbʌtə/NEUTRAL · C1
Meaning
the work that brings in most of your income
Examples
- 1Weddings are the bread and butter of our photography business.
- 2Teaching evening classes isn't exciting, but it's my bread and butter.
- 3Small repairs are our bread and butter; the big jobs only come a few times a year.
- 4School uniforms are the bread and butter of the shop, even though it sells toys too.
- 5Does tutoring pay the bills, or is translation still your bread and butter?
Grammar
Uncountable. Usually after my, our or the ... of; before a noun it is written bread-and-butter.
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