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
Pavlina-Czech, Slovene, Macedonian
Hilditrut-Ancient Germanic
Carol (1)KER-əl, KAR-əlEnglish
RemoRE-moItalian
Erdenechimeg-Mongolian
GavinGAV-in (English)English, Scottish