Italian idioms
What does “Essere buono come il pane” mean?
Essere buono come il pane
Word for word
To be as good as bread
What it really means
To be a big-hearted person, incapable of hurting anyone. Said above all of simple, generous people.
How we say it in English
To have a heart of gold
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Non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco
You win some, you lose some
Cadere come il cacio sui maccheroni
Just what the doctor ordered
Rendere pan per focaccia
To give someone a taste of their own medicine
Tutto fa brodo
Every little bit helps
Che pizza!
What a drag!
Salvare capra e cavoli
To keep everyone happy — English has no single idiom for a solution where nobody loses