earn a crust



earn a 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 we've all got to earn a crust somehow.
See also: crust, earn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Malwinamahl-VEE-nahPolish
MeganMEG-ən (English)Welsh, English
CoŞKun-Turkish
HyramHIE-rəmEnglish (Rare)
Netta (1)NET-əEnglish
OswaldAHZ-wawld (English), AWS-vahlt (German)English, German, Anglo-Saxon