bring home the bacon
Verb
  1. To win or succeed.
  2. (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.
Synonyms Translations
  • 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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