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brings home the bacon

brings home the bacon is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Brings home the bacon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bring home the bacon.

Words near brings home the bacon in the dictionary

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

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