bring home the bacon

angla

Elparolo

IFA:  'brɪŋ'hoʊmðə'beɪkən 

 Esprimo

Signifoj

[1] idiomaĵo: perlabori sian porvivaĵon, sian (ĉiutagan) panon, perlabori sian vivtenon; gajni sian vivtenon

[2] idiomaĵo: alproprigi al si la triunfon, trafi la triunfon

Signifoj en la angla:

[1] idiomatic: To have employment which provides remuneration to satisfy the basic needs of oneself and one's family. To have a remunerative job; to have a career which satisfies one's financial needs to the extent that it can support oneself and one's family. To earn money, particularly for one's family

[2] To be successful, especially financially successful.

• earn a living
• make a living
• make ends meet
• pay the bills
• pay the rent
• put food on the table

Ekzemploj

1. • 2005, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul‎:

     It's just that I think I'm going to lose my job at the studio and am damned scared of not being able to bring home the bacon.

   • 2008, November 22, In Alaska, Stevens' long reign is over, Los Angeles Times:

     No one brought home the bacon better than Stevens.

   • 2009 October 21, Stuart Jeffries, “Why don't more dads work part-time?”, The Guardian:

     I have to say I like being the man, bringing home the bacon.

Derivaĵoj

• bring home

Referencoj kaj literaturo

[1] Macmillan Dictionary, far Macmillan Education Limited: bring home the bacon (brita), bring home the bacon (usona)

[1] Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary bring home the bacon

[1] Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus bring home the bacon

[1] Dictionary.com (vortaro angla-angla, trezoro kaj enciklopedio) bring home the bacon