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Bring home the bacon

verb

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Verb
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    supply means of subsistence; earn a living wordnet
  3. 3
    To have employment which provides remuneration to satisfy the basic needs of oneself and one's family. idiomatic

    "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."

  4. 4
    attain success or reach a desired goal wordnet

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