bring home the bacon
/ˌbrɪŋ ˌhəʊm ðə ˈbeɪkən/INFORMAL · C1
中文對應近似對應
養家餬口
字面意思: «把培根帶回家»
意思
to earn money to support a family
掙錢養家.
例句
- 1While I retrain, my partner brings home the bacon.
- 2Who will bring home the bacon while you are both studying?
- 3Her salary supports the whole household; she brings home the bacon while her husband studies.
- 4Dad brought home the bacon through his night shifts while Mum cared for us.
- 5I cannot leave my paid job yet; someone has to bring home the bacon for the family.
文法
只有 bring 變化形式:bring、brought、brought。home 和 the bacon 保持不變。
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