A2🍝 Food
Essere come pane e burro
to be inseparable
Literal Translation
"To be like bread and butter"
What it means
To be inseparable / to always go together
Example in context
"Marco e Luca sono come pane e burro — dove va uno va l'altro."
"Marco and Luca are inseparable — where one goes, the other follows."
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