Search Result for "bring_home_the_bacon":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. attain success or reach a desired goal;
- Example: "The enterprise succeeded"
- Example: "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"
- Example: "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
[syn: succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods]

2. supply means of subsistence; earn a living;
- Example: "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"
- Example: "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon"
[syn: provide, bring home the bacon]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bring home the bacon
    v 1: attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise
         succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show";
         "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn:
         succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon,
         deliver the goods] [ant: fail, go wrong, miscarry]
    2: supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for
       his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not
       only take care of the household but also bring home the
       bacon" [syn: provide, bring home the bacon]