staff of life

A staple or necessary food, especially bread. For example, Rice is the staff of life for a majority of the earth's people. This expression, which uses staff in the sense of "a support," was first recorded in 1638.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Silvija	-	Croatian, Slovene
Dianna	die-AN-ə	English
Kayley	KAY-lee	English (Modern)
Paraskeve	-	Late Greek
Pythagoras	pi-THAG-ər-əs (English)	Ancient Greek
Tanzi	TAN-zee	English (Rare)