earn (one's) crust

To do work of any kind for a living; to earn money by some means. No, working in a canning factory isn't exactly glamorous, but I've got to earn my crust somehow. I hear Janet is earning her crust with an investment firm in Tokyo now.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tafari	-	Eastern African, Amharic
Jess	[dʒes]
NÖLke	NUL-kə	Limburgish
Plato	PLAY-to (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Rosella	-	Italian
Putu	-	Indonesian, Balinese