
The expression “bread and butter” means someone’s basic income or livelihood—the source of one’s food.
For example:
I can’t miss another day of work. That’s my bread and butter.
I worked as a bartender for a year, and the tips were my bread and butter.
I’m an artist on the weekends, but being a tutor is
my bread and butter.
So many aspiring actors never make it. You’re very lucky
that acting has been your bread and butter.
Sure, if a 9-to-5 office job were my bread and butter, it would offer
some stability, but it would also feel positively stifling.
Tradução:
A expressão idiomática “bread and butter” significa, “ganha- pão” ou o essencial. Refere-se à atividade ou trabalho que fornece o sustento financeiro principal de uma pessoa ou organização.
Thanks for sharing so many interesting idioms.
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