B2🍝 Food
Non mangiare pane a tradimento
to earn your keep
Literal Translation
"To not eat bread by betrayal"
What it means
To earn one's keep / to not sponge off others
Example in context
"In questa azienda non si mangia pane a tradimento — ognuno lavora sodo."
"In this company no one sponges off others — everyone works hard."
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