Cerca
one's bread and butter
01
il pane e il burro
the main source of a person or business's income
Idiom
Example
At the moment, freelancing is her bread and butter while she explores other career options.
Once she establishes her bakery, she hopes it will become her bread and butter for the rest of her life.
bread-and-butter
01
di sussistenza, essenziale
*** providing a basic means of subsistence
Example
a bread-and-butter job
un lavoro di sussistenza, essenziale
02
essenziale, di base
*** relating to people's practical, everyday needs and concerns
Example
These are hardly the bread-and-butter concerns of struggling farmers.
Queste sono difficilmente le preoccupazioni essenziali dei contadini in difficoltà.
