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Verb bring home the bacon has 2 senses
- 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"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- 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"
--2 is one way to support
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Somebody ----s PP
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