to bring home the bacon
Idiom Definition:
"to bring home the bacon"
to earn money from a job in order to take care of a family
to be successful
- - - - - This businessman is literally bringing home the bacon!
Idiom Scenario 1:
Ned and Grace are talking in the kitchen one morning before work ...
Grace: "Ready for another day at the office, Honey?"
Ned: "I suppose so."
Grace: "You don't sound very enthusiastic."
Ned: "Well, I've been working at the same company for almost thirty years. Perhaps it is time to think about retiring. I'm getting a little tired of bringing home the bacon every day."
Idiom Scenario 2:
Sam is preparing to compete in his city's annual marathon running race. Sam almost won the race last year and has been training hard all year. Some of Sam's friends have gathered to wish Sam well in his big race ...
Sandra: "I hope you win a medal today, Sam."
Sam: "Me, too. I want to bring home the bacon this year!"
If Sam brings home the bacon, does that mean that Sam will have been successful?
Idiom Scenario 3:
(Sometimes it is necessary to refresh your browser to see the news stories)
Which of these news stories is about:
- bacon as a food? (literal)
- earning money or being successful? (idiomatic)
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Idiom Usage:
In the imperative:
"Bring home the bacon!"
Gerund Form of the Idiom:
Bringing home the bacon every day can sometimes cause stress.
Idiom Conjugations:
to bring home the bacon
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I bring home the bacon every day because I provide for my family. |
I do not bring home the bacon every day because I do not provide for my family. |
Do I bring home the bacon every day because I provide for my family? |
| Second-singular (you) | You bring home the bacon in order to put a roof over your family's head. |
You do not bring home the bacon in order to put a roof over your family's head. |
Do you bring home the bacon in order to put a roof over your family's head? |
| Third-singular (he) | He brings home the bacon because his wife does not work. |
He does not brings home the bacon because his wife works. |
Does he brings home the bacon because his wife does not work? |
| Third-singular (she) | She brings home the bacon because her husband does not work. |
She does not brings home the bacon because her husband works. |
Does she brings home the bacon because her husband does not work? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We bring home the bacon every time we win a tournament. |
We do not bring home the bacon unless we win a tournament. |
Do we bring home the bacon every time we win a tournament? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) bring home the bacon when you (all) return home with an A+ on your exams. |
You (all) do not bring home the bacon unless you (all) return home with an A+ on your exams. |
Do you (all) bring home the bacon when you (all) return home with an A+ on your exams? |
| Third-plural (they) | They bring home the bacon when they are successful with their undertakings. |
They do not bring home the bacon unless they are successful with their undertakings. |
Do they bring home the bacon when they are successful with their undertakings? |
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I am bringing home the bacon by working every day. |
I am not bringing home the bacon by working every day. |
Am I bringing home the bacon by working every day? |
| Second-singular (you) | You are bringing home the bacon by working every day. |
You are not bringing home the bacon by working every day. |
Are you bringing home the bacon by working every day? |
| Third-singular (he) | He is bringing home the bacon by working every day. |
He is not bringing home the bacon by working every day. |
Is he bringing home the bacon by working every day? |
| Third-singular (she) | She is bringing home the bacon by working every day. |
She is not bringing home the bacon by working every day. |
Is she bringing home the bacon by working every day? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We are bringing home the bacon by working every day. |
We are not bringing home the bacon by working every day. |
Are we bringing home the bacon by working every day? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) are bringing home the bacon by working every day. |
You are (all) not bringing home the bacon by working every day. |
Are you (all) bringing home the bacon by working every day? |
| Third-plural (they) | They are bringing home the bacon by working every day. |
They are not bringing home the bacon by working every day. |
Are they bringing home the bacon by working every day? |
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I have brought home the bacon each day. |
I have not brought home the bacon each day. |
Have I brought home the bacon each day? |
| Second-singular (you) | You have brought home the bacon each day. |
You have not brought home the bacon each day. |
Have you brought home the bacon each day? |
| Third-singular (he) | He has brought home the bacon each day. |
He has not brought home the bacon each day. |
Has he brought home the bacon each day? |
| Third-singular (she) | She has brought home the bacon each day. |
She has not brought home the bacon each day. |
Has she brought home the bacon each day? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We have brought home the bacon each day. |
We have not brought home the bacon each day. |
Have we brought home the bacon each day? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) have brought home the bacon each day. |
You (all) have not brought home the bacon each day. |
Have you (all) brought home the bacon each day? |
| Third-plural (they) | They have brought home the bacon each day. |
They have not brought home the bacon each day. |
Have they brought home the bacon each day? |
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I have been bringing home the bacon most of my life. |
I have not been bringing home the bacon most of my life. |
Have I been bringing home the bacon most of my life? |
| Second-singular (you) | You have been bringing home the bacon most of your life. |
You have not been bringing home the bacon most of your life. |
Have you been bringing home the bacon most of your life? |
| Third-singular (he) | He has been bringing home the bacon most of his life. |
He has not been bringing home the bacon most of his life. |
Has he been bringing home the bacon most of his life? |
| Third-singular (she) | She has been bringing home the bacon most of her life. |
She has not been bringing home the bacon most of her life. |
Has she been bringing home the bacon most of her life? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We have been bringing home the bacon most of our lives. |
We have not been bringing home the bacon most of our lives. |
Have we been bringing home the bacon most of our lives? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) have been bringing home the bacon most of your lives. |
You (all) have not been bringing home the bacon most of your lives. |
Have you (all) been bringing home the bacon most of your lives? |
| Third-plural (they) | They have been bringing home the bacon most of their lives. |
They have not been bringing home the bacon most of their lives. |
Have they been bringing home the bacon most of their lives? |
to bring home the bacon
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I brought home the bacon from the race yesterday. |
I did not bring home the bacon from the race yesterday. |
Did I bring home the bacon from the race yesterday? |
| Second-singular (you) | You brought home the bacon from the race yesterday. |
You did not bring home the bacon from the race yesterday. |
Did you bring home the bacon from the race yesterday? |
| Third-singular (he) | He brought home the bacon from the race yesterday. |
He did not bring home the bacon from the race yesterday. |
Did he bring home the bacon from the race yesterday? |
| Third-singular (she) | She brought home the bacon from the race yesterday. |
She did not bring home the bacon from the race yesterday. |
Did she bring home the bacon from the race yesterday? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We brought home the bacon from the race yesterday. |
We did not bring home the bacon from the race yesterday. |
Did we bring home the bacon from the race yesterday? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) brought home the bacon from the race yesterday. |
You (all) did not bring home the bacon from the race yesterday. |
Did you (all) bring home the bacon from the race yesterday? |
| Third-plural (they) | They brought home the bacon from the race yesterday. |
They did not bring home the bacon from the race yesterday. |
Did they bring home the bacon from the race yesterday? |
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I was bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain. |
I was not bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain. |
Was I bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain? |
| Second-singular (you) | You were bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain. |
You were not bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain. |
Were you bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain? |
| Third-singular (he) | He was bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain. |
He was not bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain. |
Was he bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain? |
| Third-singular (she) | She was bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain. |
She was not bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain. |
Was she bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We were bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain. |
We were not bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain. |
Were we bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) were bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain. |
You (all) were not bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain. |
Were you (all) bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain? |
| Third-plural (they) | They were bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain. |
They were not bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain. |
Were they bringing home the bacon during the race when it started to rain? |
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I had brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated. |
I had not brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated. |
Had I brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated? |
| Second-singular (you) | You had brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated. |
You had not brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated. |
Had you brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated? |
| Third-singular (he) | He had brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated. |
He had not brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated. |
Had he brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated? |
| Third-singular (she) | She had brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated. |
She had not brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated. |
Had she brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We had brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated. |
We had not brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated. |
Had we brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) had brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated. |
You (all) had not brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated. |
Had you (all) brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated? |
| Third-plural (they) | They had brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated. |
They had not brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated. |
Had they brought home the bacon from the race before we celebrated? |
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I had been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain. |
I had not been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain. |
Had I been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain? |
| Second-singular (you) | You had been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain. |
You had not been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain. |
Had you been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain? |
| Third-singular (he) | He had been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain. |
He had not been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain. |
Had he been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain? |
| Third-singular (she) | She had been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain. |
She had not been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain. |
Had she been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We had been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain. |
We had not been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain. |
Had we been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) had been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain. |
You (all) had not been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain. |
Had you (all) been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain? |
| Third-plural (they) | They had been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain. |
They had not been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain. |
Had they been bringing home the bacon all during the race until it started to rain? |
to bring home the bacon
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I will bring home the bacon tomorrow. I am going to bring home the bacon tomorrow. |
I will not bring home the bacon tomorrow. I am not going to bring home the bacon tomorrow. |
Will I bring home the bacon tomorrow? Am I going to bring home the bacon tomorrow? |
| Second-singular (you) | You will bring home the bacon tomorrow. You are going to bring home the bacon tomorrow. |
You will not bring home the bacon tomorrow. You are not going to bring home the bacon tomorrow. |
Will you bring home the bacon tomorrow? Are you going to bring home the bacon tomorrow? |
| Third-singular (he) | He will bring home the bacon tomorrow. He is going to bring home the bacon tomorrow. |
He will not bring home the bacon tomorrow. He is not going to bring home the bacon tomorrow. |
Will he bring home the bacon tomorrow? Is he going to bring home the bacon tomorrow? |
| Third-singular (she) | She will bring home the bacon tomorrow. She is going to bring home the bacon tomorrow. |
She will not bring home the bacon tomorrow. She is not going to bring home the bacon tomorrow. |
Will she bring home the bacon tomorrow? Is she going to bring home the bacon tomorrow? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We will bring home the bacon tomorrow. We are going to bring home the bacon tomorrow. |
We will not bring home the bacon tomorrow. We are not going to bring home the bacon tomorrow. |
Will we bring home the bacon tomorrow? Are we going to bring home the bacon tomorrow? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) will bring home the bacon tomorrow. You (all) are going to bring home the bacon tomorrow. |
You (all) will not bring home the bacon tomorrow. You (all) are not going to bring home the bacon tomorrow. |
Will you (all) bring home the bacon tomorrow? Are you (all) going to bring home the bacon tomorrow? |
| Third-plural (they) | They will bring home the bacon tomorrow. They are going to bring home the bacon tomorrow. |
They will not bring home the bacon tomorrow. They are not going to bring home the bacon tomorrow. |
Will they bring home the bacon tomorrow? Are they going to bring home the bacon tomorrow? |
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I will be bringing home the bacon all next week. I am going to be bringing home the bacon all next week. |
I will not be bringing home the bacon all next week. I am not going to be bringing home the bacon all next week. |
Will I be bringing home the bacon all next week? Am I going to be bringing home the bacon all next week? |
| Second-singular (you) | You will be bringing home the bacon all next week. You are going to be bringing home the bacon all next week. |
You will not be bringing home the bacon all next week. You are not going to be bringing home the bacon all next week. |
Will you be bringing home the bacon all next week? Are you going to be bringing home the bacon all next week? |
| Third-singular (he) | He will be bringing home the bacon all next week. He is going to be bringing home the bacon all next week. |
He will not be bringing home the bacon all next week. He is not going to be bringing home the bacon all next week. |
Will he be bringing home the bacon all next week? Is he going to be bringing home the bacon all next week? |
| Third-singular (she) | She will be bringing home the bacon all next week. She is going to be bringing home the bacon all next week. |
She will not be bringing home the bacon all next week. She is not going to be bringing home the bacon all next week. |
Will she be bringing home the bacon all next week? Is she going to be bringing home the bacon all next week? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We will be bringing home the bacon all next week. We are going to be bringing home the bacon all next week. |
We will not be bringing home the bacon all next week. We are not going to be bringing home the bacon all next week. |
Will we be bringing home the bacon all next week? Are we going to be bringing home the bacon all next week? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) will be bringing home the bacon all next week. You (all) are going to be bringing home the bacon all next week. |
You (all) will not be bringing home the bacon all next week. You (all) are not going to be bringing home the bacon all next week. |
Will you (all) be bringing home the bacon all next week? Are you (all) going to be bringing home the bacon all next week? |
| Third-plural (they) | They will be bringing home the bacon all next week. They are going to be bringing home the bacon all next week. |
They will not be bringing home the bacon all next week. They are not going to be bringing home the bacon all next week. |
Will they be bringing home the bacon all next week? Are they going to be bringing home the bacon all next week? |
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I will have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. I am going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. |
I will not have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. I am not going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. |
Will I have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow? Am I going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow? |
| Second-singular (you) | You will have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. You are going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. |
You will not have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. You are not going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. |
Will you have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow? Are you going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow? |
| Third-singular (he) | He will have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. He is going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. |
He will not have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. He is not going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. |
Will he have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow? Is he going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow? |
| Third-singular (she) | She will have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. She is going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. |
She will not have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. She is not going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. |
Will she have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow? Is she going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We will have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. We are going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. |
We will not have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. We are not going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. |
Will we have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow? Are we going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) will have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. You (all) are going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. |
You (all) will not have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. You (all) are not going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. |
Will you (all) have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow? Are you (all) going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow?
|
| Third-plural (they) | They will have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. They are going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. |
They will not have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. They are not going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow. |
Will they have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow? Are they going to have brought home the bacon before relaxing in front of the TV tomorrow? |
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I will have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. I am going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. |
I will not have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. I am not going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. |
Will I have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday? Am I going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday? |
| Second-singular (you) | You will have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. You are going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. |
You will not have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. You are not going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. |
Will you have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday? Are you going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday? |
| Third-singular (he) | He will have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. He is going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. |
He will not have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. He is not going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. |
Will he have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday? Is he going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday? |
| Third-singular (she) | She will have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. She is going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. |
She will not have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. She is not going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. |
Will she have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday? Is she going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We will have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. We are going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. |
We will not have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. We are not going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. |
Will we have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday? Are we going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) will have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. You (all) are going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. |
You (all) will not have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. You (all) are not going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. |
Will you (all) have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday? Are you (all) going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday? |
| Third-plural (they) | They will have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. They are going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. |
They will not have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. They are not going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday. |
Will they have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday? Are they going to have been bringing home the bacon for thirty years come next Monday? |
