earn one's crust

English

Alternative forms

• earn a crust

Pronunciation

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Verb

earn one's crust

1. (UK, idiomatic) To earn money, to do something as a job.
   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]

     Their substitutes featured two players from League One clubs and Miller, who earns his crust these days with Vancouver Whitecaps.

Synonyms

• make a living