one's bread and butter
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the main source of a person or business's income
idiom
例子
At the moment, freelancing is her bread and butter while she explores other career options.
bread-and-butter
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基本的, 必不可少的
*** providing a basic means of subsistence
语法信息
形态构成
复合词
关系形容词
不可分级
例子
a bread-and-butter job
一份基本的工作
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日常的, 基本的
*** relating to people's practical, everyday needs and concerns
例子
These are hardly the bread-and-butter concerns of struggling farmers.
这些几乎不是挣扎中的农民的基本关切。
