slay vs bring home the bacon

slay and bring home the bacon both are verbs.

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

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

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

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