bring home the bacon

(verb) to achieve financial success

Example Sentences:

After being promoted to Assistant Manager, Robert began to bring home the bacon.

A: Do you like your new job?
B: Yeah, I’m really bringing home the bacon. I make over 100,000!
A: Wow!

When my husband and I first got married, he really brought home the bacon, but now I make more than him.

From the Blogs:

When Women bring home the bacon

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