idiom · informal

bring home the bacon

UK/brɪŋ həʊm ðə ˈbeɪkən/US/brɪŋ hoʊm ðə ˈbeɪkən/BRING·home·the·BA·con

speaking

to earn money to support the family or to earn the main income

Examples

“After her promotion she was proud to bring home the bacon for her family.”

“He works two jobs to bring home the bacon.”

“In our household, both partners bring home the bacon.”

Band 8 sentence

“With both parents now employed, the household has more stability as they both bring home the bacon.”

Collocations

  • bring home the bacon for / to someone
  • work to bring home the bacon

Word family

bring home the bacon verb phrasebrings home the bacon verb (3rd sg)

Common mistakes

bring home bacon→bring home the bacon

bring home the basket→bring home the bacon

He bring home the bacon every month→He brings home the bacon every month

Say it for a higher band

5earn money→6provide for the family→7+bring home the bacon

Synonyms

earn a living

provide for the family

Related words

get aheadseize the opportunitymake a name for oneselfstrike while the iron is hotget the ball rollinggo the extra milemake the gradeclimb the (career) ladder

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