Definition of bread and butter
bread and butter
- the main source of income for a business.
Software is our bread and butter.
by Jeff K., Reno, NV, USA, Sep 01 2002.
Slang terms with the same root words:
- bread: bread – bread box – (show 5 more)
- butter: bull butter – butter – (show 10 more)
- and: Abel and Cain – all bark and no bite – (show 141 more)
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