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ХЛЕБ НАСУЩНЫЙ NP sing only)

1. the food or money a person needs in order to live

a person's means of subsistence: one's ( s.o. 's) daily bread.

Мой отец тоже остался без работы. И встала проблема -чем заняться? Как заработать на хлеб насущный? (Рыбаков 1). My father was also out of work. The question was, what could he do for a living? How could he earn his daily bread? (1a).

2. that which is most important, essential, that which some person (group etc) cannot do without

lifeblood.

From the Bible (Matt. 6:11).