"cavallo di battaglia" meaning in Italian

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Noun

Forms: cavalli di battaglia [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “battle horse”. Compare French cheval de bataille. Etymology templates: {{m-g|battle horse}} “battle horse”, {{lit|battle horse}} Literally, “battle horse”, {{cog|fr|cheval de bataille}} French cheval de bataille Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} cavallo di battaglia m (plural cavalli di battaglia)
  1. (idiomatic) forte, strong suit Tags: idiomatic, masculine
    Sense id: en-cavallo_di_battaglia-it-noun-LjtKhDRQ Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "english": "Trump counterattacks by dusting off his strong suit: \"The left has permitted uncontrollable disorder in Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis.",
          "ref": "2020 September 30, Anna Lombardi, “Parlando di tasse, però, Biden perde un po' il filo. Dura pochissimo, ma è una defaillance evidente. [Trump-Biden, first heated debate: repeated insults and interruptions on Covid, Supreme Court and economy]”, in la Repubblica",
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