Definition
To perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially.
In Context
- "Being a very strong, active man, with gift of versatile hand and brain, and early acquaintance with handicrafts, Christopher Bert could earn his keep."
- "Klee also left home to make his name, moving in his late teens to Munich, where he studied art, earned his keep as a musician and, in 1906, married Lily Stumpf."
Also Said As
- earn one's corn
- earn one's crust
- carry one's weight
- bring home the bacon
- carry one's weight
- earn a living
- earn one's corn
- earn one's crust
- earn one's keep
- keep the home fires burning
- put bread on the table
- put food on the table