Question of the Day #998

Chlöe Swarbrick: New Zealand needs Govt’s bread and butter Budget to be bold, not beige

From the headline of this article at the NZ Herald.

  上記の文で、bread and butterの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "bread and butter" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

[名]

1. バター付きパン、基本的な食べ物、毎日の生活に必須のもの、飯の種、生計の手段、生活のための仕事、生活の糧、生活基盤に関わるもの、主要な収入源、本業
2. 《テレビ》娯楽本位の帯番組
3. 糊口、屋台骨

[形] (bread-and-butterと書くこともあります)

1. 〔仕事などが〕生計を支える（ための）、生活していくための
2. 基本的な要求を満たす、基礎的な問題に関する
3. 日用の、平凡な
4. もてなしに対して感謝の気持ちを表した

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

Adjective

1. 1. being as basic as the earning of one's livelihood
   1. RELIABLE
   2. dependable as a source of income
2. sent or given as thanks for hospitality

Noun

• a means of sustenance or livelihood

   

Examples

• These are hardly the bread-and-butter concerns of struggling farmers.
• the agency's bread-and-butter account
• The opposition gained support by concentrating on bread-and-butter matters.
• Indeed, in a country with rampant poverty, inequality, and hunger, the average voter’s choices are driven more by bread-and-butter issues than abstract issues of democracy. —Omkar Poojari, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Aug. 2023
• The amendments that were added to the defense authorization bill, however, highlight the degree to which cultural and social flash points have become the bread-and-butter issues for a significant part of the Republican base. —Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2023

   

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