ganarse el pan

ganarse el pan

familiar to earn one's bread and butter

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ganarse el pan

to earn one's living

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to earn one's living

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(v.) = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter

Ex. Incentives to earn more than a living were few, and if a man could get his bread by less than a whole week's work, he might well take the rest of the time off.

Ex. After the death of her father in 1767 she obtained permission to learn millinery and dressmaking with a view to earning her bread.

Ex. These little kids have been left alone in the homes, missing the absence of their family members who are busy earning their bread and butter.

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(v.) = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter

Ex: Incentives to earn more than a living were few, and if a man could get his bread by less than a whole week's work, he might well take the rest of the time off.

Ex: After the death of her father in 1767 she obtained permission to learn millinery and dressmaking with a view to earning her bread.

Ex: These little kids have been left alone in the homes, missing the absence of their family members who are busy earning their bread and butter.