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
Mac Beatha-Medieval Scottish
MercheMER-cheSpanish
Aline[æ'li:n]
Seals[si:lz]
Steele[sti:l]
Eugeneia-Ancient Greek