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Idiom idiom

good voice to beg bacon


An unpleasant-sounding voice.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

He has a good voice to beg bacon.

CONTEXTUAL

The singer struggled to find an audience because she had a good voice to beg bacon.

COMPLEX

The orator's grating, harsh tone was a good voice to beg bacon, alienating the crowd within minutes.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a good deal

    Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.

  2. 02

    all good

    It's all good.

  3. 03

    beg for one's life

    To plead or make a desperate attempt to continue with what one has been doing.

  4. 04

    beg off

    To obtain somebody's permission to skip or cancel an event that one has previously arranged with them.

  5. 05

    beg to differ

    To offer an opposing opinion humbly.

  6. 06

    bill of goods

    A set of misleading or deceptive claims.

  7. 07

    bring home the bacon

    To have employment which provides remuneration to satisfy the basic needs of oneself and one's family.

  8. 08

    but good

    To a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.

Last updated August 10, 2026