He worked hard all week to 'bring home the bacon' for his family.
You really 'saved my bacon' by helping out yesterday.
a slice of 'bacon' = ('Brit') a rasher of 'bacon'
(..) - Really fucking boss. Like, wake up the chicks and break out the camera boss? Hell, yeah. Wakey, wakey! Eggs and bacon. Hey, sweetie, come on. Grab Mary and get your stuff and come on inside. Bill and I found a kick-ass place. Come on, move, move! (..)2003 House of 1000 Corpses