earn one's crust

verb

To earn money, to do something as a job.

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Meanings

verbearn one's crust (third-person singular simple present earns one's crust, present participle earning one's crust, simple past and past participle earned one's crust or earnt one's crust)

present singular third person earns one's crust · participle present earning one's crust · participle past earned one's crust · past earned one's crust · participle past earnt one's crust · past earnt one's crust · alternative earn a crust

  1. UKidiomaticTo earn money, to do something as a job.

    Their substitutes featured two players from League One clubs and Miller, who earns his crust these days with Vancouver Whitecaps.

    2013 August 14, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian

    Synonyms: bring home the bacon, carry one's weight, earn a living, earn one's corn, earn one's keep, keep the home fires burning, put bread on the table, put food on the table

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo earn money, to do something as a job.

Similar
bring home the baconcarry one's weightearn a livingearn one's cornearn one's keepkeep the home fires burningput bread on the tableput food on the table
Also see
bring home the baconearn one's keepmake a livingput food on the table
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Chicago

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