bring home the bacon 养家,维持生计,胜利
A：This play was written by Tennyson.
B：I never know that he was a playwright.
A：He was, but he didn’t earn much by his plays; it was his poetry that brought home the bacon.
B：No wonder.
A：这个剧本是丁尼生写的。
B：我还不知道他能写剧本呢。
A：他是个剧作家，但他不以写剧本赚钱，而是以写诗维持生计。
B：难怪呢。