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
Bruno	['bru:nəu]
Vivyan	VIV-ee-ən	English (Rare)
Vargas	['wa:gəs]
ChÍ	-	Vietnamese
Hawk	[hɔ:k]
Wilhelmine	vil-hel-MEE-nə	German