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bread and cheese

bread and cheese noun: a plain, simple or reduced diet or way of living; simple living with the most basic of necessities. Also the alternative form of bread-and-cheese.

Noun

bread and cheese (uncountable)

  1. (dated, obsolete) A plain, simple or reduced diet or way of living; simple living with the most basic of necessities.
  2. (archaic) A cheese sandwich.

Also used as

bread and cheese is also the alternative form of bread-and-cheese.

Questions about bread and cheese

What does bread and cheese mean?
Bread and cheese means a plain, simple or reduced diet or way of living; simple living with the most basic of necessities.
What part of speech is bread and cheese?
Bread and cheese is a noun.

Words near bread and cheese in the dictionary

  1. breachy
  2. bread
  3. bread and butter
  4. bread and butter pudding
  5. bread and butter puddings
  6. bread and cheese
  7. bread and circuses
  8. bread and games
  9. bread and honey
  10. bread and milk
  11. bread and roses

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