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earning one's crust

earning one's crust is the present participle and gerund of earn one's crust.

Meaning of earn one's crust

Verb

earn one's crust (third-person singular simple present earns one's crust, present participle earning one's crust, simple past and past participle earned one's crust or earnt one's crust)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To earn money, to do something as a job.
    • Their substitutes featured two players from League One clubs and Miller, who earns his crust these days with Vancouver Whitecaps.2013 August 14, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian

Questions about earning one's crust

What is earning one's crust the present participle and gerund of?
Earning one's crust is the present participle and gerund of earn one's crust.

Words near earning one's crust in the dictionary

  1. earnin'
  2. earning
  3. earning a crust
  4. earning a living
  5. earning one's corn
  6. earning one's crust
  7. earning one's keep
  8. earning one's spurs
  9. earning one's stripes
  10. earning one's wings
  11. earning out

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