bring home the bacon vs carry off

carry off vs bring home the bacon

bring home the bacon and carry off both are verbs.

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

As verbs, carry off is a hyponym of bring home the bacon; that is, carry 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
carry off: be successful; achieve a goal

Other hyponyms of bring home the bacon include hit, bring 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)	carry off (verb)
supply means of subsistence; earn a living	kill in large numbers
attain success or reach a desired goal	remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
	be successful; achieve a goal

Difference between bring home the bacon and carry off

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