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one's bread and butter
01
the main source of a person or business's income
Example
At the moment, freelancing is her bread and butter while she explores other career options.
Once she establishes her bakery, she hopes it will become her bread and butter for the rest of her life.
bread-and-butter
01
de base, élémentaire
*** providing a basic means of subsistence
Example
a bread-and-butter job
un emploi de base
02
de première nécessité, quotidien
*** relating to people's practical, everyday needs and concerns
Example
These are hardly the bread-and-butter concerns of struggling farmers.
Ce ne sont guère les préoccupations de première nécessité des agriculteurs en difficulté.