Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bring_home_the_bacon

2 senses of bring home the bacon

Sense 1
succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods -- (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")

Sense 2
provide, bring home the bacon -- (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")
       => support -- (support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college")