bring home the bacon

VERB

attain success or reach a desired goal
she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
The enterprise succeeded
We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
supply means of subsistence; earn a living
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

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How To Use bring home the bacon In A Sentence

Not all men want to bring home the bacon all the time. Times, Sunday Times
Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon
Why does a worker bring home the bacon? The Sun
That was the motivation to bring home the bacon.
Local boys Hong Kong made good their pledge to bring home the bacon for retiring coach Jim Rowark.
They know how to bring home the bacon. The Sun

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