get your bait back

Just about recoup your expenditure. An old New England fisherman's expression for barely making expenses. Some who caught just enough fish to sell to compensate for the day's expenses was said to have gotten his bait back.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Trai	-	Vietnamese
ŽOfia	-	Slovak
Cleena	-	Irish
Kestrel	KES-trəl	English (Rare)
Slavomir	-	Croatian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Alyx	AL-iks	English (Rare)