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                           Phrase(s): Bread is the staff of life. Prov. Food is necessary for people to survive.  •  Miranda likes to give money to charities that feed people. "Other services are important," she reasons, "but bread is the staff of life."  •  Jill: Want to go to lunch with us, Bob? Bob: No. I must work on my novel while inspiration lasts. Jill: Don’t forget to eat. Bread is the staff of life, you know.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs