bring home the bacon
idiom
informal
: to earn the money that is needed to live
He worked hard all week to bring home the bacon for his family.
Examples of bring home the bacon in a Sentence
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Hot dogs aren’t the only way to bring home the bacon.
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Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
Palin’s political future, in other words, may come down to whether Alaskan voters prefer someone who will dish out red meat or bring home the bacon.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2022
Except the Democratic nominee didn’t bring home the bacon.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
Charise Williams said her work as the chief of staff and a deputy director at the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority has prepared her to bring home the bacon from the capital.
—John Byrne, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2022
For the most part, members of Congress in both parties like to bring home the bacon to their constituents.
—Joel Mathis, The Week, 9 Aug. 2021
Haas and his colleagues also suggest that letting other members of a community keep an eye on the kids while the parents hunted might have freed more women up to bring home the bacon—or venison, in this case.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 5 Nov. 2020
But the organization knows small incremental steps won’t help owners bring home the bacon indefinitely.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 18 Sep. 2020
Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
Palin’s political future, in other words, may come down to whether Alaskan voters prefer someone who will dish out red meat or bring home the bacon.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2022
Except the Democratic nominee didn’t bring home the bacon.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
Charise Williams said her work as the chief of staff and a deputy director at the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority has prepared her to bring home the bacon from the capital.
—John Byrne, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2022
For the most part, members of Congress in both parties like to bring home the bacon to their constituents.
—Joel Mathis, The Week, 9 Aug. 2021
Haas and his colleagues also suggest that letting other members of a community keep an eye on the kids while the parents hunted might have freed more women up to bring home the bacon—or venison, in this case.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 5 Nov. 2020
But the organization knows small incremental steps won’t help owners bring home the bacon indefinitely.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 18 Sep. 2020
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