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bread and water

noun as in crash diet

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“People know corruption is like bread and water to the Nassau Republican Party and this is just another example of it.”

From Salon

“My children are dying because of poverty. All I can feed them is dry bread, and water that I warm up by keeping it out under the sun,” Amina says, nearly shouting in anguish.

From BBC

Millions are surviving on dry bread and water.

From BBC

"During the day, people try to look for essential items such as bread and water, and at night people try to stay alive," she said.

From Reuters

"During the day, people try to look for essential items such as bread and water, and at night people try to stay alive," she said by phone.

From Reuters

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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