bread and butter

Example Sentences

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When it was put to her that Westminster showed no interest in the request, Morgan said: "I think what people in Wales are concerned with are the bread and butter issues in their daily lives."

From BBC

But messages about the values of imparting empathy are part of the bread and butter of “Star Trek” and she welcomed that.

From Los Angeles Times

He came away from those discussions believing that investors are undervaluing the degree to which AI has made memory, specifically the dynamic random access memory that is Micron’s bread and butter, “a more strategic asset.”

From Barron's

He came away from those discussions believing that investors are undervaluing the degree to which AI has made memory, specifically the dynamic random access memory that is Micron’s bread and butter, “a more strategic asset.”

From Barron's

Celtic thought they could take a gamble on Nancy because they couldn't imagine a world where any other side could rival their hold over the league title, their bread and butter.

From BBC