get your bait back

Just about recoup your expenditure. An old New England fisherman's expression for barely making expenses. Some who caught just enough fish to sell to compensate for the day's expenses was said to have gotten his bait back.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aliyah (2)	-	Hebrew
Kichirou	kee-chee-ṙo:	Japanese
Ran	ṙahn	Japanese
Ozi	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Hektor	-	Greek Mythology
Val	[væl]