bring home the bacon vs nail down

nail down vs bring home the bacon

bring home the bacon and nail down both are verbs.

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

As verbs, nail down is a hyponym of bring home the bacon; that is, nail down 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 down: 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, 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)	nail down (verb)
supply means of subsistence; earn a living	make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
attain success or reach a desired goal	define clearly
	succeed in obtaining a position

Difference between bring home the bacon and nail down

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