earn keep

earn one's keep

to help out with chores in return for food and a place to live; to earn one's pay by doing what is expected. I earn my keep at college by shoveling snow in the winter. Tom hardly earns his keep around here. He should be fired.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hurley	['hə:li]
Gervais	zher-VE	French
Benjamim	-	Portuguese
Waldo	['wɔ:ldəu]
Armstead	['a:msted]
ŞErİFe	-	Turkish