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
Farrell['færəl]
ŞİRİN-Turkish
Magdalenamahg-dah-LE-nah (Polish), mahk-dah-LE-nah (German), MAHG-dah-le-nah (Finnish), mag-da-LAY-na (English)Polish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Occitan, Slovene, Czech, Bulgarian, Mace
Geertruida-Dutch
Amiran-Georgian, Literature
Paschal-French (Rare)