How is the phrase faire bouillir la marmite translated from French to English

English translation
To bring home the bacon
phrase

Gagner l'argent dont vit une famille.

To earn the money a family lives on.

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  • C'est elle qui fait bouillir la marmite. — She brings home the bacon.

  • Il faut bien que quelqu'un fasse bouillir la marmite. — Somebody has to bring home the bacon.

  • Pendant des années, ma grand-mère a fait bouillir la marmite. — For years my grandmother brought home the bacon.

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