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bread & butter 

Fig. someone's basic income; someone's livelihood—the source of one's food.
I can't miss another day of work. That's my bread & butter. I worked as a bartender for a year, and it was the tips that were my bread and butter.
bread & butter by Mr.Job February 19, 2012

Bread && Butter

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Bread && Butter yo whattup
Bread && Butter by helloshi June 5, 2018

Bread&&Butter 

Bread&&Butter is a zero-chill festival in Berlin, with a fire lineup, serious munch and style hotter than the U-Bahn in July.
Felix “Are you going to Bread&&Butter this year?”
YashaDuh! Is Berghain open every Sunday?”
Bread&&Butter by helloshi June 7, 2018

Bread&&Butter 

Bread&&Butter is a zero-chill festival in Berlin, with a fire lineup, serious munch and style hotter than the U-Bahn in July.
Felix “Are you going to Bread&&Butter this year?”
YashaDuh! Is Berghain open every Sunday?”
Bread&&Butter by helloshi June 15, 2018

Bread && Butter

Bread&&Butter is a zero-chill festival in Berlin, with a fire lineup, serious munch and style hotter than the U-Bahn in July.
"Are you going to Bread && Butter this year?”
Duh! Is Berghain open every Sunday?”

break a butterfly on a wheel

To use excessive force to accomplish something that can be done with far less.
Break a butterfly on a wheel: Sending a SWAT team to deal with a fifteen year old kid disturbing the peace by having his music turned up too loud.

The original phrase "Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?" was a line from the poem "Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot”, which referenced an ancient torture method known as the “breaking wheel” or “Catherine wheel”.