bring home the bacon vs nail

nail vs bring home the bacon

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

bring home the bacon and nail both are verbs.

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

As verbs, nail is a hyponym of bring home the bacon; that is, nail 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
nail: succeed in obtaining a position

Other hyponyms of bring home the bacon include hit, bring off, carry off, manage, negociate, pull off, clear, pass, hit the jackpot, luck out, 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)	nail (noun)
	a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
	horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
	a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

bring home the bacon (verb)	nail (verb)
supply means of subsistence; earn a living	complete a pass
attain success or reach a desired goal	attach something somewhere by means of nails
	take into custody
	hit with great force
	locate exactly
	succeed at easily
	succeed in obtaining a position

Difference between bring home the bacon and nail

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