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bring home the bacon
Overview of verb bring-home-the-bacon
The verb bring home the bacon has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
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")
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")
Antonyms of verb bring-home-the-bacon
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
Sense 2
provide, bring home the bacon
=> support
=> give
=> transfer
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bring-home-the-bacon
1 of 2 senses of bring home the bacon
Sense 1
succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
=> hit
=> pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage
=> pass, clear
=> luck out, hit the jackpot
=> nail down, nail, peg
=> pass, make it
=> run
=> work, act
=> pan out
=> achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
=> arrive, make it, get in, go far
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
Sense 2
provide, bring home the bacon
=> support
'Cause To' of verb bring-home-the-bacon
Derived Forms of verb bring-home-the-bacon
Domain of verb bring-home-the-bacon
Domain Terms of verb bring-home-the-bacon
Familiarity of verb bring-home-the-bacon
bring home the bacon used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences 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
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
*> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sense 2
provide, bring home the bacon
*> Somebody ----s PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb bring-home-the-bacon
1 of 2 senses of bring home the bacon
Sense 2
provide, bring home the bacon
> support
=> fund
=> subsidize, subsidise
=> provide, bring home the bacon
=> see through
=> sponsor, patronize, patronise
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bring-home-the-bacon
Sense 1
succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
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Sense 2
provide, bring home the bacon
=> support
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