nail vs bring home the bacon

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

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

As verbs, bring home the bacon is a hypernym of nail; that is, bring home the bacon is a word with a broader meaning than nail:

Other hypernyms of nail include come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win.

nail (noun)	bring home the bacon (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

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