to live on bread alone

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• man cannot live by bread alone — With allusion to two biblical passages (both AV): DEUTERONOMY viii. 3 Man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live; MATTHEW iv. 4 Man shall not live by bread alone. 1875 EMERSON in… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• man does not live by bread alone — Meaning Origin From the Bible. Matthew 4:4. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Luke 4:4. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man… …   Meaning and origin of phrases

• Man cannot live by bread alone. — something that you say which means people need things such as art, music and poetry as well as food, in order to live a happy life. Our cultural heritage is important. Man cannot live by bread alone …   New idioms dictionary

• man cannot live by bread alone — phrase used for saying that people need more than food, money, and possessions in order to have a good life Thesaurus: things you want or needsynonym Main entry: man …   Useful english dictionary

• man cannot live on bread alone — man has various needs beyond the essentials needed for physical survival …   English contemporary dictionary

• man shall not live on bread alone — people need many different things in order to have a good and healthy life …   English contemporary dictionary

• man shall not live by bread alone — не хлебом единым жив человек …   Idioms and examples

• man cannot live by bread alone — used for saying that people need more than food, money, and possessions in order to have a good life …   English dictionary

• one cannot live by bread alone — people have spiritual as well as physical needs Origin: with biblical allusion to Deut. 8:3, Matt. 4:4 …   Useful english dictionary

• Alone — A*lone , a. [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. [=a]n one, alone. See {All}, {One}, {Lone}.] 1. Quite by one s self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; applied to a person or thing. [1913 Webster] Alone on a wide, wide sea …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• alone, only — Alone has several meanings ( separate, apart, isolated, unique ), as in such expressions as all alone and Man shall not live by bread alone. Only means without others, solely, exclusively. Alone and only can be synonymous. One may say She worked… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions