bring home the bacon vs hit

hit vs bring home the bacon

bring home the bacon is not a noun while hit is a noun.

bring home the bacon and hit both are verbs.

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

As verbs, hit is a hyponym of bring home the bacon; that is, hit 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
hit: hit the intended target or goal

Other hyponyms of bring home the bacon include bring off, 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 (noun)	hit (noun)
	the act of contacting one thing with another
	a conspicuous success
	(baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
	a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
	a connection made via the internet to another website
	a dose of a narcotic drug
	(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

bring home the bacon (verb)	hit (verb)
supply means of subsistence; earn a living	pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
attain success or reach a desired goal	make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
	hit with a missile from a weapon
	hit the intended target or goal
	deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
	hit against; come into sudden contact with
	produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
	cause to move by striking
	affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
	reach a destination, either real or abstract
	drive something violently into a location
	reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
	cause to experience suddenly
	encounter by chance
	kill intentionally and with premeditation

Difference between bring home the bacon and hit

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