Idiom
earn one's crust
Meaning
To earn money, to do something as a job.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He works hard to earn his crust every day.”
“She spent years working in a busy kitchen just to earn her crust before becoming a chef.”
“After the factory closed, he struggled to earn his crust in a city that offered very few opportunities for skilled laborers.”
Examples
simple
“He works hard to earn his crust every day.”
contextual
“She spent years working in a busy kitchen just to earn her crust before becoming a chef.”
complex
“After the factory closed, he struggled to earn his crust in a city that offered very few opportunities for skilled laborers.”
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