bring home the bacon vs try

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

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

bring home the bacon (noun)	try (noun)
	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

bring home the bacon (verb)	try (verb)
supply means of subsistence; earn a living	put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
attain success or reach a desired goal	melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
	take a sample of
	test the limits of
	give pain or trouble to
	make an effort or attempt
	put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
	examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
	put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of