have one's bread buttered for life

verb

To be furnished or supplied with a great amount.

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Meanings

verbhave 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)

present singular third person has one's bread buttered for life · participle present having one's bread buttered for life · participle past had one's bread buttered for life · past had one's bread buttered for life

  1. idiomaticinformalTo be furnished or supplied with a great amount.
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APA

have one's bread buttered for life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20one's%20bread%20buttered%20for%20life

MLA

“have one's bread buttered for life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20one's%20bread%20buttered%20for%20life. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have one's bread buttered for life,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20one's%20bread%20buttered%20for%20life.

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