earn (one's) crust



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.
See also: crust, earn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RandÚLfr-Ancient Scandinavian
Ambre-French
Hoa-Vietnamese
Adelmar-Ancient Germanic, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Loviatar-Finnish Mythology
Jeong-Hunjung-hoonKorean