1 . rasher of bacon British English (=piece of bacon)
salted or smoked meat from the back or sides of a pig, often served in narrow thin pieces
thịt lưng lợn muối xông khói; thịt hông lợn muối xông khói: miếng thịt muối hoặc hun khói từ lưng hoặc sườn heo, thường được phục vụ trong những miếng mỏng hẹp
bacon and eggs
2 . bring home the bacon
informal to provide enough money to support your family: cung cấp đủ tiền để hỗ trợ gia đình bạn
3 . save somebody’s skin/neck/bacon
informal to help someone to escape from an extremely difficult or dangerous situation
giúp ai đó thoát khỏi một tình huống cực kỳ khó khăn hoặc nguy hiểm
He lied in court to save his own skin.
lie /laɪ/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (lied, lying, lies) [intransitive]
1 to deliberately tell someone something that is not true
I could tell from her face that she was lying.
lie to
I would never lie to you.
lie about
She lied about her age.
lie through your teeth (=say something that is completely untrue)