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bring home the bacon
bring B0485100 (brĭng)tr.v. brought (brôt), bring·ing, brings 1. To carry, convey, lead, or cause to go along to another place: brought enough money with me.2. To carry as an attribute or contribution: You bring many years of experience to your new post.3. To lead or force into a specified state, situation, or location: bring the water to a boil; brought the meeting to a close.4. a. To persuade; induce: The defendant's testimony brought others to confess.b. To get the attention of; attract: Smoke and flames brought the neighbors.5. a. To cause to occur as a consequence: Floods brought destruction to the valley.b. To cause to occur as a concomitant: For many, the fall brings hay fever.6. To cause to become apparent to the mind; recall: This music brings back memories.7. To advance or set forth (charges) in a court.8. To be sold for: a portrait that brought a million dollars.Phrasal Verbs: bring about1. To cause (something) to happen: a speech that brought about a change in public opinion.2. Nautical To cause (a ship or boat) to head in a different direction. bring around (or round)1. To cause to adopt an opinion or take a certain course of action.2. To cause to recover consciousness. bring down1. To cause to fall or collapse: a shot that brought down a bird; a demolition crew that brought down a building.2. To force to the ground, as by tackling.3. To cause to lose power or leave office: The scandal brought down the prime minister.4. To kill.5. To disappoint or dispirit: The cancellation of the ballgame brought us down. bring forth1. To give rise to; produce: plants bringing forth fruit.2. To give birth to (young). bring forward1. To present; produce: bring forward proof.2. Accounting To carry (a sum) from one page or column to another. bring in1. Law To give or submit (a verdict) to a court.2. To produce, yield, or earn (profits or income). bring off To accomplish: bring off a successful advertising campaign. bring on To cause to appear: brought on the dessert. bring out1. a. To reveal or expose: brought out the facts.b. To introduce (a debutante) to society.2. To produce or publish: bring out a new book.3. To nurture and develop (a quality, for example) to best advantage: You bring out the best in me. bring to1. To cause to recover consciousness.2. Nautical To cause (a ship) to turn into the wind or come to a stop. bring up1. To take care of and educate (a child); rear.2. To introduce into discussion; mention.3. To vomit.4. To cause to come to a sudden stop.Idioms: bring down the house To win overwhelming approval from an audience. bring home To make perfectly clear: a lecture that brought home several important points. bring home the bacon1. To earn a living, especially for a family.2. To achieve desired results; have success. bring to bear1. To exert; apply: bring pressure to bear on the student's parents.2. To put (something) to good use: "All of one's faculties are brought to bear in an effort to become fully incorporated into the landscape" (Barry Lopez). bring to light To reveal or disclose: brought the real facts to light. bring to (one's) knees To reduce to a position of subservience or submission. bring to terms To force (another) to agree. bring up the rear To be the last in a line or sequence.
[Middle English bringen, from Old English bringan; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]
bring′er n.Usage Note: The difference between bring and take is one of perspective. Bring indicates motion toward the place from which the action is regarded—typically toward the speaker—while take indicates motion away from the place from which the action is regarded—typically away from the speaker. Thus from a customer's perspective, the customer takes checks to the bank and brings home cash, while from the banker's perspective the customer brings checks to the bank in order to take away cash. When the point of reference is not the place of speaking itself, either verb is possible, but the correct choice still depends on the desired perspective. For example, The labor leaders brought their requests to the mayor's office suggests a point of view centered around the mayor's office, while The labor leaders took their requests to the mayor's office suggests a point of view centered around the labor leaders. Be aware that the choice of bring or take determines the point of view emphasized. For example, a parent sitting at home may say of a child, She always takes a pile of books home with her from school, describing the situation from the child's viewpoint leaving school. If the viewpoint shifts to the speaker, bring becomes appropriate, as in Look, I see her coming right now, and she's bringing a whole armful of books!Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | bring home the bacon - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"deliver the goods, succeed, win, come throughhit - hit the intended target or goalbring off, carry off, manage, negociate, pull off - be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"clear, pass - go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"hit the jackpot, luck out - succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot"nail down, peg, nail - succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"make it, pass - go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"run - make without a misswork, act - have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"pan out - be a success; "The idea panned out"achieve, attain, accomplish, reach - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"go far, make it, arrive, get in - succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!" | | 2. | bring home the bacon - supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "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"providesupport - support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college" |
bring home the bacon
bring home the bacon1. To earn money, as from steady employment. The phrase may originate from the fairground contest in which participants try to catch a greased pig in order to win it. Now that I have a full-time job, I'm bringing home the bacon! My wife brings home the bacon, while I watch the kids.2. To be successful. After so many losing seasons, we definitely need a new quarterback—someone who can really bring home the bacon.See also: bacon, bring, homebring home the baconFig. to earn a salary; to bring home money earned at a job. I've got to get to work if I'm going to bring home the bacon. Go out and get a job so you can bring home the bacon.See also: bacon, bring, homebring home the bacon1. Earn a living, provide the necessities of life, as in Now that she had a job, Patricia could bring home the bacon. 2. Be successful, accomplish something of value, as in George went to Washington and brought home the bacon-he got the funding we needed. Although the earliest citation for this phrase in the Oxford English Dictionary dates from 1924, the term is widely believed to come from the much older game of catching a greased pig, a popular competition at country fairs in which the winner was awarded the pig. See also: bacon, bring, homebring home the bacon 1. The person in a family who brings home the bacon is the person who goes out to work and earns money for the family. Sadly, we can't both stay at home and look after the kids — someone needs to bring home the bacon. In the past, husbands needed someone to cook and keep house and wives needed someone to bring home the bacon.2. In sport, if someone brings home the bacon, they win or do very well. Reid and Duffield showed that they and other jockeys like them are capable of bringing home the bacon in style. The team is still top of the Premiership league, in prime position to bring home the bacon. Note: In the past, large pieces of bacon or even whole pigs were sometimes given as prizes in competitions. See also: bacon, bring, homebring home the bacon 1 supply material provision or support. 2 achieve success. informal This phrase probably derives from the much earlier save your bacon , recorded from the mid 17th century. In early use bacon also referred to fresh pork, the meat most readily available to rural people. 2 1997 Spectator Mr Montgomery was able to sack Mr Hargreaves , who had evidently not brought home the bacon. See also: bacon, bring, homebring home the ˈbacon (informal) be successful in something; be the person who earns money for a family, an organization, etc: The firm wants very much to get this contract, and we’re expecting you to bring home the bacon. ♢ He’s the one who brings home the bacon, not his wife.See also: bacon, bring, home bring home the bacon1. To earn a living, especially for a family.2. To achieve desired results; have success.See also: bacon, bring, homebring home the bacon, toTo succeed, to come back with something of value. The term most likely comes from the sport of catching a greased pig, popular at county fairs, where the winner was awarded the pig. However, Dr. Ebenezer Cobham Brewer believed it might come from a much older practice, instituted as far back as the early twelfth century and revived by Robert Fitzwalter in 1244. This baron willed that a side of bacon be given to any married person who would travel to Dunmow, kneel on two sharp stones at the church door, and swear that for at least a year and a day there had been no fighting in his marriage and no wish to be unmarried. See also: bring, homeLegalSeebringbring home the bacon
Synonyms for bring home the baconverb attain success or reach a desired goalSynonyms- deliver the goods
- succeed
- win
- come through
Related Words- hit
- bring off
- carry off
- manage
- negociate
- pull off
- clear
- pass
- hit the jackpot
- luck out
- nail down
- peg
- nail
- make it
- run
- work
- act
- pan out
- achieve
- attain
- accomplish
- reach
- go far
- arrive
- get in
verb supply means of subsistenceSynonymsRelated Words |