have one's bread buttered for life
have one's bread buttered for life verb: to be furnished or supplied with a great amount.
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)
Forms of have one's bread buttered for life
| third-person singular present | has one's bread buttered for life |
|---|---|
| present participle | having one's bread buttered for life |
| past participle | had one's bread buttered for life |
| past | had one's bread buttered for life |
Questions about have one's bread buttered for life
- What does have one's bread buttered for life mean?
- Have one's bread buttered for life means to be furnished or supplied with a great amount.
- What part of speech is have one's bread buttered for life?
- Have one's bread buttered for life is a verb.
- What is the past tense of have one's bread buttered for life?
- The past tense of have one's bread buttered for life is had one's bread buttered for life.
Words near have one's bread buttered for life in the dictionary
- have one foot on a banana peel
- have one more time
- have one's act together
- have one's ass handed to one
- have one's back up
- have one's bread buttered for life
- have one's bread buttered on both sides
- have one's cake and eat it
- have one's cake and eat it too
- have one's ducks in a row
- have one's ears lowered
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