How to Pronounce "your bread and butter"
expression
yoor BRED-uhn BUH-ter
yaw BRED-and BUT-uh
Definition
The main way you earn money or make a living; what provides most of your income.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈbɹɛd/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈbətɝ
British English
jˈɔː/ /bɹˈɛd/ /ˈænd/ /bˈʌtɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
yoor BRED-uhn BUH-ter
UK
yaw BRED-and BUT-uh
Listen in Context
Teaching is my bread and butter.
Farming is their bread and butter.
Repairing cars is his bread and butter.
Photography has been my bread and butter since college.