Imagine you're making sandwiches with your favorite food, bread and butter. That's where the phrase came from! A long time ago, people used it to mean something simple but important, like a job or income. It became a way of saying 'the basics' of life.
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- My mom works at a bakery, that's her bread and butter.
- He has a job as a chef, so cooking is his bread and butter.
- A farmer’s main income comes from selling wheat, that's his bread and butter.
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