what does bring home the bacon mean?
BRING HOME THE BACON as VERB
- Meaning
- supply means of subsistence
- earn a living
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- He provides for his large family by working three jobs
- Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon
Hypernyms(s) bring home the bacon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- attain success or reach a desired goal
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Usage Example(s)
- The enterprise succeeded
- We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
- she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
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