1. Supply means of subsistence; earn a living
   "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon";
   - provide
    
2. Attain success or reach a desired goal
   "The enterprise brought home the bacon";
   - succeed, win, come through, deliver the goods, come up trumps [Brit, informal], turn up trumps [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: brought home the bacon, bringing home the bacon, brings home the bacon

Type of: act, move, support

Antonym: fail

Encyclopedia: Bring home the bacon