loaves and fishes
plural nounDefinition of loaves and fishes
: material gain
concentrating on how to get loaves and fishes, the schools … make out of our youngsters precisely what their parents wish them to become— B. I. Bell
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“Loaves and fishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loaves%20and%20fishes. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.
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