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
Araceli	ah-rah-THE-lee (Spanish), ah-rah-SE-lee (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Gorman	['gɔ:mən]
Phillip	['filip]
Damion	DAY-mee-ən	English
Kelly	KEL-ee	Irish, English
Essie	['esi]