bring home the bacon
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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
“She’s been my biggest encouragement. She could have easily said ‘No, you stay at the factory, and you just bring home the bacon, buddy.’
From Washington Times ● Jan. 12, 2020
"Here's where I bring home the bacon and make my friend, the major, eat humble pie."
From The Golf Course Mystery by Chester K. Steele
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