informal

1. to earn money to live on.

If Jo's going to be at home looking after the kids, someone needs to bring home the bacon. (informal)

2. to do something successfully, especially to win a game or race.

Racegoers crowded the stand to see him bring home the bacon. (= win the race)

• put someone through paces
• put someone through something
• put someone through their paces
• put someone through the mill
• put someone through the wringer
• put someone to death
• put someone to shame
• put someone to sleep
• put someone to the test
• put something back on the rails
• put something back on track
• put something behind
• put something behind someone
• put something behind something
• put something behind you
• put something down to experience
• put something in a hole
• put something in motion
• put something in the shade
• put something into service
• put something on a pedestal
• put something on hold
• put something on ice
• put something on the back burner
• put something on the line