English Idioms: Money.

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In the next few weeks, I will be posting some English idioms, every single week, a different topic.

First of all, let’s read the following sentences, shall we?

  

Lucy’s got to get to work if she’s going to bring home the bacon.

John, go out and get a job so you can bring home the bacon.

If Bruno's going to be at home looking after the kids, someone needs to bring home the bacon.

At this point, you may be asking yourselves what the expression TO BRING HOME THE BACON means, right?

In English, TO BRING HOME THE BACON means “to earn a salary”; “to bring home money earned at a job; to earn money to live on.”  

This post has been written by Professor Bruno Coriolano. If you want to learn more about him, read his profile on LinkedIn (Bruno’s profile)

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