crack a crust

English

Verb

crack a crust (third-person singular simple present cracks a crust, present participle cracking a crust, simple past and past participle cracked a crust)

(Britain, slang, idiomatic, obsolete) To make a living.
Synonym: rub along
- 1880, Arthur Hamilton, The Confessions of a Scribbler (page 80)
  Yet for all this I do not hear one giving him a good name, though there are many cracking a crust on his account.
- 1947, Robert Briffault, New Life of Mr. Martin (page 270)
  "Cracking a tidy crust, thank you, mate," Abe said sheepishly.
- 1997, Eric Lane, ‎Nina Shengold, Plays for Actresses (page 585)
  BIANCA: Well, it's a cooshy enough way to crack a crust...

References

1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

单词	crack a crust
释义	crack a crust English Verb crack a crust (third-person singular simple present cracks a crust, present participle cracking a crust, simple past and past participle cracked a crust) (Britain, slang, idiomatic, obsolete) To make a living. Synonym: rub along 1880, Arthur Hamilton, The Confessions of a Scribbler (page 80) Yet for all this I do not hear one giving him a good name, though there are many cracking a crust on his account. 1947, Robert Briffault, New Life of Mr. Martin (page 270) "Cracking a tidy crust, thank you, mate," Abe said sheepishly. 1997, Eric Lane, ‎Nina Shengold, Plays for Actresses (page 585) BIANCA: Well, it's a cooshy enough way to crack a crust... References 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
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