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

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

Valadao tried to focus his campaign on his efforts to bring home the bacon with his seat on the Appropriations Committee and to scale back environmental protections so farmers would have more access to water.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2018

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

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2018

He was showing unusual stamina right now, and secretly I was backing K.K. to bring home the bacon for our school.

From The Scranton High Chums on the Cinder Path by Ferguson, Donald