bringing home the bacon
Supporting the family
Bringing home the bacon means earning money to support a household, or more broadly, achieving success or delivering results.
The phrase casts income-earning as providing sustenance for one's family: She's the one bringing home the bacon.
It can apply beyond finances to any situation where someone accomplishes what was needed: The team brought home the bacon with a last-minute goal.
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- gravy trainEffortless source of income
- walletSmall case for currency
- breadwinnerPrimary household earner
livelihood · meat and potatoes · triumph · income · wages · employment · profession · rat race · hard work · groceries · family · victory · provider · putting food on the table · sustenance · accomplishment · reward · hustle
bringing home the baconfreeloading
Exploiting others' generosity
mooching · leeching · scrounging · sponging · couch surfing
bringing home the baconfalling short
Not meeting expectations
striking out · dropping the ball · losing · blowing it · coming up short
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