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Synonyms for bring home the bacon
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bey-kuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbeɪ kən |
Définition of bring home the bacon
Origin :- early 14c., "meat from the back and sides of a pig" (originally either fresh or cured, but especially cured), from Old French bacon, from Proto-Germanic *bakkon "back meat" (cf. Old High German bahho, Old Dutch baken "bacon"). Slang phrase bring home the bacon first recorded 1908; bacon formerly being the staple meat of the working class.
- verb earn a living
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