bring home the bacon, v.
supply means of subsistence; earn a living
<verb.possession>
bring home the bacon provide
sample sentences
"He provides for his large family by working three jobs""Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon"
verb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
attain success or reach a desired goal
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 28
bring home the bacon come through deliver the goods succeed win
sample sentences
"The enterprise succeeded""We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"
"she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
The business is going to %s
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
The business is going to %s
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
lexical pointers
derivationally related form