bread and butter
Example Sentences
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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
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
These include the Patriot and Thaad systems, which along with other missiles and munitions are the defense companies’ bread and butter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Roach acknowledges the market’s caution, given large language models are now threatening to do what has been the bread and butter of those companies.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
Before leaving the house, he had gone down into the kitchen, and cut one thick slice of bread and butter, and he ate that, now, with one of the cheese triangles.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
