bring home the bacon
Verb
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Verb
- To win or succeed.
- (idiomatic) To have employment which provides remuneration to satisfy the basic needs of oneself and one's family.
- 2005, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul:
- It's just that I think I'm going to lose my job at the studio and am damned scared of not being able to bring home the bacon.
- 2008, November 22, In Alaska, Stevens' long reign is over, Los Angeles Times:
- No one brought home the bacon better than Stevens.
- 2005, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul:
- (win) triumph, walk off with (the game or the prize)
- (have employment) earn a living, make a living, make ends meet, pay the bills, pay the rent, put food on the table
- French: gagner sa vie, faire bouillir la marmite, mettre du pain sur la table, faire bouillir la popotte
- German: sich sein (sich#Deutsch|sich in dative case)
- Italian: portare a casa il pane, mettere la pagnotta sul tavolo
- Portuguese: chegar ao fim do mês
- Russian: зараба́тывать на жизнь
- Spanish: ganarse la vida, traer el pan a casa
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