I am going to do my bit, Corky, and it may be that my bit will turn out to be just the trifle that brings home the bacon.

Brown had pushed the champion very hard for first place the previous year, and to many of his supporters, this year he could "bring home the bacon".

It's just that I think I'm going to lose my job at the studio and am damned scared of not being able to bring home the bacon.

No one brought home the bacon better than Stevens.

I have to say I like being the man, bringing home the bacon.

Bring home the bacon

Meaning