bread-and-butter

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Alternative form of bread and butter.

   “"Nora!" exclaimed Miss Tilehurst almost severely—the family woman's inherent reverence for the source of bread-and-butter—"the office is his business. My nephew, Mr. Carrados," she explained, "is connected with the paper mills here […]"”

2. sıfat Relating to basic sustenance or the requirements for everyday living.

   “These road warrior plays were fronted by former semistars like Forrest Tucker or Hugh O'Brian, who had had their bread-and-butter TV shows cancelled. The job could pay $3,000 to $5,000 a week […]”

3. sıfat Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bread, and, butter.

   “bread-and-butter pudding”

4. ünlem A general saying used to ward off bad luck
5. ünlem A saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a tree