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To earn money. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, butter, bread.

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put butter on one's bread

Source Word

put butter on one's bread

Verb

To earn money. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, butter, bread.

Japanese Meaning

お金を稼ぐ

To put butter on one's bread, he started tutoring after school.

生活費を稼ぐために、彼は放課後に家庭教師を始めた。

Sense（1）

To earn money.

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

Sense（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, butter, bread.

puts butter on one's bread

（ present singular third-person ）

putting butter on one's bread

（ participle present ）

put butter on one's bread

（ participle past ）

put butter on one's bread

（ past ）