bring home the bacon = bring home the grocery ① 성공하다, 목적을 달성하다 ② 생활비를 벌다

bring home the bacon = bring home the grocery ① 성공하다, 목적을 달성하다 ② 생활비를 벌다 Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon. He work with a will to bring home the bacon for his family. As a mother of four with a full time job, she brings home the bacon. earn [gain ] one’s bread = earn [make] one’s life, earn [gain. get, make] a [one’s] livelihood, earn [gain. get, make] a [one’s] living, earn one’s corn, earn one’s keep 생활비를 벌다 It’s hard to make a decent living.Harry is employed at the moment but he does lots of jobs around the house to earn his keep.She earns her living by selling insurance.I earned my living mainly from teaching.mainly = mostly, chiefly, for the main part, for the most part earn one’s keep ① 생활비를 벌다 ② 고용할 [기를] 가치가 있다boil the pot = make the pot boil 생계를 꾸리다keep the pot boiling 생계를 꾸려나가다Jane earns a living as a dancer in a nightclub. earn a honest livelihood 정직하게 벌어 먹고 살다 subsist on ~으로 먹고 살다, 살아나가다We had to subsist on bread and water.= We had to subsist upon scanty food(근소한 식량으로 살아가다) subsist by begging 구걸하여 살아가다subsist by the pen = write for a living 글로 먹고 살다do for a living ~을 하여 생계를 꾸려나가다earn [turn] an honest penny 정정당당하게 벌다I had to slave (away) for a living. 생계를 위해 뼈빠지게 일해야 했다.So what do you do for a living?= So what kinf of job [work] do you have?She does plumbing.= She is a plumber by trade.= She earns [gains. gets, makes] a living [livelihood] by plumbing.그녀는 배관공이다. do the washing = do the laundry 세탁하다do the dishes = wash up the dises 설거지하다do the shopping 장보다do lecturing 강의하다do teaching = teach school 교직에 종사하다, 학교에서 가르치다He teaches school for a living.My daughter taught school in New York. pick up ascanty livelihood 구차한 생활을 하다scrape [scratch] a living 간신히 먹고 살다, 생활비를 간신히 벌다scrape[scratch] along = scrape by 근근히 살아가다She scraped along without her parent’s help. 그녀는 부모의 도움없이 근근히 살아갔다.scratch along on very little money 극히 적은 돈으로 근근히 살아가다struggle for a living 생계를 위해 악전고투하다 scratch fo himself 제힘으로 해나가다provide oneself 스스로 마련하다maintain oneself = support oneself, fend for oneself. shift for oneself, provide for oneself 자활하다live on one’s hump 자급자족하다stand on one’s own [two] feet 자급자족하다, 독립하다 sponge on ~에 빌붙다, 식객 노릇을 하다He tried to sponge on his uncle for living expenses. 그는 생활비를 삼촌에게 의존하려 했다.sponge a dinner (빌붙어) 성찬을 얻어먹다be parasitic on ~에 기생하고 있다 work the stem = beg 구걸하다beg for ones’ bread 걸식하다go (a) begging ① 구걸하고 다니다 ② <물건이> 살 사람이 없다, 잘 안팔리다