Meaning of put butter on one's bread | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To earn money.
   idiomatic, informal
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, butter, bread.

Examples

“"Well, it won't put butter on our bread," said another.”

“An author has the obligation of keeping himself alive, and it does not put any butter on his bread to get his books from the public library.”

“D'ye think those savages who've been putting butter on our bread are coming to trade with you or me if we are not ready to sell at a loss?”

“This situation isn't putting any butter on our bread, either.”

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