crack a crust

Verb

UK idiomatic obsolete slang

(UK, slang, idiomatic, obsolete) To make a living.

Japanese Meaning

生計を立てる / 生活費を稼ぐ

She had to crack a crust after her father's illness, taking on two jobs to support the family.

父が病気になった後、彼女は家族を養うために二つの仕事を掛け持ちして生計を立てなければならなかった。

Sense（1）

(UK, slang, idiomatic, obsolete) To make a living.

Yet for all this I do not hear one giving him a good name, though there are many cracking a crust on his account.

cracks a crust

（ present singular third-person ）

cracking a crust

（ participle present ）

cracked a crust

（ participle past ）

cracked a crust

（ past ）