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View synonyms for staff of life
staff of life
noun
- bread, considered as the mainstay of the human diet.
staff of life
- A basic staple food, such as bread, rice, or potatoes: “Rice is the staff of life in eastern Asia .”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of staff of life1
First recorded in 1630–40
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Idioms and Phrases
A staple or necessary food, especially bread. For example, Rice is the staff of life for a majority of the earth's people . This expression, which uses staff in the sense of “a support,” was first recorded in 1638.Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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