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bringing home the bacon

bringing home the bacon is the present participle and gerund of bring home the bacon.

Meaning of bring home the bacon

Verb

bring home the bacon (third-person singular simple present brings home the bacon, present participle bringing home the bacon, simple past and past participle brought home the bacon)

  1. To win or succeed.
    • I am going to do my bit, Corky, and it may be that my bit will turn out to be just the trifle that brings home the bacon.1924, P.G. Wodehouse, The World of Ukbridge
  2. (idiomatic) To have employment which provides remuneration to satisfy the basic needs of oneself and one's family.
    • 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.2005, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul

Questions about bringing home the bacon

What is bringing home the bacon the present participle and gerund of?
Bringing home the bacon is the present participle and gerund of bring home the bacon.

Words near bringing home the bacon in the dictionary

  1. bringing down the house
  2. bringing down to size
  3. bringing forth
  4. bringing forward
  5. bringing home
  6. bringing home the bacon
  7. bringing in
  8. bringing into being
  9. bringing into line
  10. bringing into play
  11. bringing it

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