bread and butter
Example Sentences
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Granted, the Emmys have made repetitiveness its bread and butter for decades now.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
The bread and butter of a direct lender like Ares Capital is lending to companies acquired by private-equity firms.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Recently it has joined the AI rush, deviating from its bread and butter of conventional infrastructure and blue-chip stocks, pumping money into several large AI data center funds, including one with asset manager Brookfield.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
We started with a generous spread of complimentary bread and butter, fresh oysters, and escargot—my wife’s favorite, not mine, though the leftover sauce was perfect for dipping.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
“Hah!” he went on, handing me the bread and butter.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
