Bacon 培根是熏豬肉片的意思，它是英國人飯桌上容易見到的一種食物。但口語表達bring home the bacon 把培根帶回家的意思和這種事物無關，而是指在外賺錢，從而保持家庭生計，也就是養家糊口的意思。

例句

My father stays home and takes care of us and my mother brings home the bacon.

父親在家照顧大家，而母親在外賺錢。

As the eldest^{1 child, Mark has a lot of responsibility he has to finish his degree while bringing home the bacon.}

作為長子，馬克肩負重任，他得邊讀完學位邊養家糊口。

Who brings home the bacon? You, your husband or both?

你們家哪個工作養家？是你，你老公還是你們兩個人一塊？