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
Pancho	PAHN-cho	Spanish
CesÁRia	-	Portuguese
Heino	HIE-no (German), HAY-no (Finnish)	German, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Estonian
Berardo	be-RAHR-do	Italian
Hamida	-	Arabic
MÁRjÁ	-	Sami