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a bread-and-butter letter

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  • bread-and-butter letter — noun A letter of thanks for hospitality • • • Main Entry: ↑bread …   Useful english dictionary

  • bread-and-butter letter — {n.} A written acknowledgment of hospitality received. * /Jane wrote the Browns a bread and butter letter when she returned home from her visit to them./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bread-and-butter letter — {n.} A written acknowledgment of hospitality received. * /Jane wrote the Browns a bread and butter letter when she returned home from her visit to them./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bread-and-butter\ letter — noun A written acknowledgment of hospitality received. Jane wrote the Browns a bread and butter letter when she returned home from her visit to them …   Словарь американских идиом

  • bread-and-butter letter — noun A short, hand written communication to thank someone who has recently provided you with hospitality, usually dinner or an overnight visit. Syn: bread and butter note …   Wiktionary

  • bread-and-butter — bread and but•ter [[t]ˈbrɛd nˈbʌt ər[/t]] adj. 1) providing a livelihood or reliable income: the agency s bread and butter accounts[/ex] 2) of or pertaining to the basic needs of life 3) basic or everyday; staple; routine 4) expressing thanks for …   From formal English to slang

  • bread-and-butter letter —  Letter of thanks to host/hostess after entertainment …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • bread-and-butter — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: bread and butter 1. now chiefly Britain : adolescent : marked by the weakness, naïveté, or forcelessness of a juvenile : schoolgirlish 2. a …   Useful english dictionary

  • bread\ and\ butter — I. n. phr. the usual needs of life; food, shelter, and clothing. Ed earned his bread and butter as a bookkeeper, but added a little jam by working with a dance band on weekends. II. adj thanking someone for entertainment or a nice visit; thank… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • bread-and-butter — /bred n but euhr/, adj. 1. providing a livelihood or basic source of income; supplying the basic needs of life: a bread and butter job; the agency s bread and butter account. 2. of or pertaining to basic needs: housing and other bread and butter… …   Universalium

  • bread-and-butter — adjective Date: circa 1837 1. a. being as basic as the earning of one s livelihood < bread and butter issues > b. (1) reliable < our bread and butter repertoire > (2) dependable as a source of income …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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