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had one's bread buttered for life

had one's bread buttered for life is the simple past and past participle of have one's bread buttered for life.

Meaning of have one's bread buttered for life

Verb

have one's bread buttered for life (third-person singular simple present has one's bread buttered for life, present participle having one's bread buttered for life, simple past and past participle had one's bread buttered for life)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be furnished or supplied with a great amount.

Questions about had one's bread buttered for life

What is had one's bread buttered for life the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's bread buttered for life is the simple past and past participle of have one's bread buttered for life.

Words near had one's bread buttered for life in the dictionary

  1. had one foot on a banana peel
  2. had one more time
  3. had one's act together
  4. had one's ass handed to one
  5. had one's back up
  6. had one's bread buttered for life
  7. had one's cake and ate it too
  8. had one's cake and eaten it too
  9. had one's ducks in a row
  10. had one's ears lowered
  11. had one's ears on

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