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as I live by bread

as I live by bread phrase: synonym of as I live and breathe.

Phrase

as I live by bread

  1. (archaic) Synonym of as I live and breathe.
    • "As I live by bread, I am serious," said Touchwood; "Mr. Cargill performed the ceremony; and there are two living witnesses who heard them say the words, 'I, Clara, take you, Francis,' or whatever the Scottish church puts in place of that mystical formula."1824, Saint Ronan's Well, Walter Scott
    • Mr. Franklin and I looked at each other; it was the sound of the Indian drum. As I live by bread, here were the jugglers returning to us with the return of the Moonstone to the house!1868, Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone

Synonyms of as I live by bread

Questions about as I live by bread

What does as I live by bread mean?
As I live by bread means synonym of as I live and breathe.
What part of speech is as I live by bread?
As I live by bread is a phrase.

Words near as I live by bread in the dictionary

  1. as good as new
  2. as happy as a pig in mud
  3. as heck
  4. as hell
  5. as I live and breathe
  6. as I live by bread
  7. as I see it
  8. as I was saying
  9. as if
  10. as if by magic
  11. as if I care

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