More money-related idioms for you today -- this time with Babycakes Jr. chiming in!
"On the breadline" is an idiom that means to be very poor, having to wait on line for food from a government agency or charitable organization.
For Babycakes Jr. however, it just means CONGA TIME after all the loaves and rolls are baked.
"Rolling in it" is an idiom that means "very rich".
Which Babycakes Jr. is. In all the ways that matter.
Someone's "bread and butter" is the way they regularly earn their money.
For Babycakes Jr., his bread and butter is bread. But not the butter.
"Dough" is a slang term for money, and "raking in the dough" means to receive a lot of money; to earn a large salary.
For Babycakes Jr., it's something he needs to do and does to knead.
To be a "breadwinner" means that you support your family with the money you earn.
Babycakes Jr. also supports his family with his bakery (but his mom and dad pull their weight, let me tell you), in part by selling Award Winning Bread!
1st place: Baguette.
1st place: Sliced Loaf.
1st place: Unsliced Loaf with Sesame Seeds.
Unfunny note: Thought I was done shooting for the day, when I looked up and a magazine I have hanging on my wall (yes, I have magazines hanging on my wall, shut up) said, "BREADWINNER". So I had to do one more picture!
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The name, concept & design of this puppet and his stories are the property of Megan E. Jeffery.This image is © Megan E. Jeffery. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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