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bread and butter
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
bread and butter
(noun)
bread–and–butter
(adjective)
bread and butter
noun
bread and butter
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BREAD AND BUTTER
[
singular
]
:
a dependable source of income or success
Casual clothing has always been the company's
bread and butter
.
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