Be Your Bread And Butter – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS

Be Your Bread And Butter – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking.

Definition: 

be an activity or job you do to get the money you need

Example:

“Actually, working as an accountant is my bread and butter although I don’t love it very much. I like to be a dancer.”

“Nowadays, the university graduates feel difficult to find their bread and butter because the labour market is so harshly competitive. “

“Jack needs to find his bread and butter as soon as possible; he has been being all out money for 3 weeks”

Exercise: 

1. Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below.
   “Taxi-driving is _____________ though he also writes music”
   A. on a knife of edge.
   B. his bread and butter.
   C. having egg on his face.
   D. at a push .
2. Describe the first job you have done to get money. Try to use this idiom in your speech. You should say:
   – What was the kind of job ?
   – When did you take a job ?
   – What did you do during this time ?
   – And how did you feel when you received your first salary ?

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