B1🍝 Food
Essere pane al pane, vino al vino
to call a spade a spade
Literal Translation
"Bread to bread, wine to wine"
What it means
To call a spade a spade / to be completely frank
Example in context
"Ti parlerò pane al pane e vino al vino: la situazione è grave."
"I'll call a spade a spade: the situation is serious."
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