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What does bring home the bacon mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word bring home the bacon? Here's what it means.

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  1. (idiomatic) To have employment which provides remuneration to satisfy the basic needs of oneself and one's family.
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But just because your reader chooses to have a job or needs to bring home the bacon, doesn't make her a bad mother.
These things need to be thought out more eruditely before being rushed into, with the goal only to bring home the bacon.
Earmarks are derided as pork by taxpayer watchdogs and some politicians, but many citizens send their representatives to Washington expecting them to bring home the bacon.
Millions of football fans are hoping England will bring home the bacon in their second-round World Cup match against Denmark today.
Female meerkats definitely bring home the bacon and fry it up in the pan.
Even when the economy is down, you can still bring home the bacon.

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