As Fuller remembered, she was the one "putting bread on the table."
How did they expect a person to get parts, earn a living, put bread on the table if he couldn't look for work?
And he set out to put bread on the tables of the people in his union.
Looking desperately for another job just to put bread on the table is not a long-term solution.
Yes, it is important that they have the skills needed to put bread on their tables.
This is also seen in the phrase "putting bread on the table".
At the end of the day, they have to put bread on the table.
They have to do high-risk things to put bread on the table.
Magazine Management put bread on the table for many writers early in their careers.
"I know it killed his mother, but she was putting bread on the table."