earn a/your crust

earn a/your crust
earn a/your crust
Brit informal : to earn the money that you need to live : to earn a living

I'm really a poet, but I've got to earn my crust as an accountant.

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earn a/your crust — see crust
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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