bring home the bacon

"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."

Women who want to stay at home with the kids while their men bring home the bacon?

As a career politician, with more than 40 years in Congress, he continues to be reelected by “bringing home the bacon” to his constituents.

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

They confirm that without Sally Michel there would have been no Milton Avery, and not just because she brought home the bacon for much of his artistic career.