- (the) staff of life
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a food such as bread that is eaten in large amounts by a lot of people.
Bread is the staff of life, which is why we only use the finest organic flour to make ours.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
(the) staff of life
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The staff of life — Staff Staff (st[.a]f), n.; pl. {Staves} (st[=a]vz or st[aum]vz; 277) or {Staffs} (st[.a]fs) in senses 1 9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS. st[ae]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries. stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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the staff of life — bread or another staple food. → staff … English new terms dictionary
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staff of life — staff′ of life′ n. bread, considered as the mainstay of the human diet • Etymology: 1630–40 … From formal English to slang
