bring home the bacon vs slay

slay vs bring home the bacon

bring home the bacon and slay both are verbs.

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

As verbs, slay is a hyponym of bring home the bacon; that is, slay 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
slay: to succeed greatly

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, nail down, peg, make it, pass, run, act, work, pan out, accomplish, achieve, attain, reach, arrive, get in, go far, make it.

bring home the bacon (verb)	slay (verb)
supply means of subsistence; earn a living	kill intentionally and with premeditation
attain success or reach a desired goal	to succeed greatly

Difference between bring home the bacon and slay

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