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bread-and-butter
adj 2intj 2
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1BREAD-AND-BUTTER + NOUN
pudding, tv
Definitions
adj
1
Relating to basic sustenance or the requirements for everyday living.
These road warrior plays were fronted by former semistars like Forrest Tucker or Hugh O'Brian, who had had their bread-and-butter TV shows cancelled. The job could pay $3,000 to $5,000 a week […]
2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bread, and, butter.
bread-and-butter pudding
intj
1
A general saying used to ward off bad luck
2
A saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a tree
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These road warrior plays were fronted by former semistars like Forrest Tucker or Hugh O'Brian, who had had their bread-and-butter TV shows cancelled. The job could pay $3,000 to $5,000 a week […]
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bread-and-butter pudding
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