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bring home the baconinformal 1Supply material support: I have to go to work because it brings home the bacon...- But it isn't the only recent movie to measure its maker's personal losses against the lasting achievements of his dad - the one who brought home the bacon and the pain.
- A former pig farmer proved that there is more than one way of bringing home the bacon when he changed his career to the graphics industry.
- She is an anachronistic caricature - from a time when mothers stayed home baking while fathers brought home the bacon - who seems out of place in this day and age.
2Achieve success: you don’t have to be in a high-tech industry to bring home the bacon...- In this respect your escape has been a public relations victory, you've brought home the bacon, your critics have taken a roasting - and you've made a lot of headline writers happy.
- The former actor-turned-writer has certainly brought home the bacon in his play!
- A local porker brought home the bacon when she trotted off with a national title at an agricultural show.
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