get your bait back



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.
See also: back, bait, get

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ashok-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
Margarid-Armenian
Aqissiaq-Native American, Greenlandic
Cassander-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Roshanara-Persian (Archaic)
Sigeberht-Anglo-Saxon