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Phrase(s): Man does not live by bread alone.
Prov. In order to survive, people need more than physical things like food and shelter.; People need mental or spiritual things like satisfaction and love. (Biblical.) • Alan: I’m so miserable. Jill: How can you be miserable? You’ve got a good place to live, plenty to eat, nice clothes. . . . Alan: But man does not live by bread alone.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs