bring home the bacon

Example Sentences

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"He's going to bring home the bacon," he said from the Oval Office, "even though bacon isn't too big in Israel. I had to clear that up."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025

As chairman of the Commerce Committee and second-ranking Democrat on Appropriations, he could bring home the bacon.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022

So too, a wife may be more attracted by a potential spouse who shares her interests, rather than one offering only to bring home the bacon.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2021

Who says England couldn’t bring home the bacon in the World Cup?

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2018

This meant that I could rely on that plan to which I had referred to bring home the bacon.

From Right Ho, Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)