bring home the bacon vs pull off

pull off vs bring home the bacon

bring home the bacon and pull off both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of bring home the bacon include hit, bring off, carry off, manage, negociate, 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)	pull off (verb)
supply means of subsistence; earn a living	pull or pull out sharply
attain success or reach a desired goal	remove by drawing or pulling
	be successful; achieve a goal
	cause to withdraw

Difference between bring home the bacon and pull off

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