| 单词 | to have one's bread buttered for life |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have one's bread buttered for life d. to have one's bread buttered for life: to be well provided for. ΚΠ 1845 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 8 An attorney told him ‘his bread was buttered for life’; for he had received the commendations both of Lord Thurlow and of Dunning. 1885 D. C. Murray First Person Sing. (1886) xx. 152 He told himself that in any case his bread was buttered for life. 1903 M. Betham-Edwards Barham Brocklebank, M.D xiii. 110 Of course, a son of mine has only to step into my own shoes and his bread is buttered for life. 1994 Daily Mail (Nexis) 2 July 22 They were pleased with me. I think they could see that Sarah's toast would be buttered for life. 2016 @KingShaka79 8 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Maybe [he] is protecting those who ensured that his bread is buttered for life. < as lemmas |
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