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Meaning of crack a crust | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To make a living.

UK, idiomatic, obsolete, slang

Examples

Yet for all this I do not hear one giving him a good name, though there are many cracking a crust on his account.”
“"Cracking a tidy crust, thank you, mate," Abe said sheepishly.”
BIANCA: Well, it's a cooshy enough way to crack a crust...”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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