bring home the bacon vs bring off

bring off vs bring home the bacon

bring home the bacon and bring off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bring home the bacon	No	No	Yes	No
bring off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bring off is a hyponym of bring home the bacon; that is, bring off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bring home the bacon:

bring home the bacon: attain success or reach a desired goal
bring off: be successful; achieve a goal

Other hyponyms of bring home the bacon include hit, carry off, manage, negociate, pull off, clear, pass, hit the jackpot, luck out, nail, nail down, peg, make it, pass, run, act, work, pan out, accomplish, achieve, attain, reach, arrive, get in, go far, make it, slay.

bring home the bacon (verb)	bring off (verb)
supply means of subsistence; earn a living	be successful; achieve a goal
attain success or reach a desired goal

Difference between bring home the bacon and bring off

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