Bring Home The Bacon
- Bring Home The Bacon
- How common is this idiom?: This idiom is still moderately used, often in a humorous or ironic way, to refer to the person who earns the most money in a household or relationship.
- Literal Meaning: To bring home a pig as food, which was a rare and valuable commodity.
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: To earn a living or provide financial support for one's family.
- My dad brings home the bacon, so we can afford to go on vacation this year.
- After graduating, I'm looking for a job that will bring home the bacon, so I can move out of my parents' house.
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