bacon
salted, sliced pork meat
Meat from a pig that is salted, often smoked, cut into thin pieces, and cooked, often eaten for breakfast.
eat [bacon] for [a meal]
- We had bacon and eggs for breakfast this morning.
- She fried some bacon until it was very crispy.
- The recipe calls for chopped bacon to add a smoky flavor.
- He ordered a bacon cheeseburger with extra bacon on top.
- They sprinkled bacon bits over the salad.
- I like to eat bacon for breakfast.
- He cooks bacon in a pan on the stove.
- She puts bacon in her sandwich.
- The soup has small pieces of bacon in it.
- They buy smoked bacon from the supermarket.
back bacon
1bacon cut from the back
A type of bacon that comes mainly from the back of the pig, common in the U.K. and Ireland.
- They served back bacon with tomatoes and toast.
- Back bacon is leaner than streaky bacon.
bacon and eggs
1breakfast of bacon and eggs
A common breakfast meal of cooked bacon and cooked eggs, often fried.
- He ordered bacon and eggs with toast and coffee.
- We usually have bacon and eggs on Sunday mornings.
bacon bits
1small bacon pieces as topping
Very small pieces of real or fake bacon that you put on food, for example on salad or soup.
- She sprinkled bacon bits over the baked potato.
- The salad was topped with cheese and bacon bits.
bacon cheeseburger
1cheeseburger topped with bacon
A hamburger with cheese and strips of cooked bacon on top of the meat.
- He ordered a large bacon cheeseburger and fries.
- The new menu includes a spicy bacon cheeseburger.
bacon sandwich
1sandwich with cooked bacon
A sandwich that has cooked bacon as the main filling.
- She grabbed a bacon sandwich on her way to work.
- In the café I ordered a hot bacon sandwich and a tea.
bring home the bacon
1earn money for the family
To earn the money that you or your family need to live.
- She works two jobs to bring home the bacon for her kids.
- In many families, both partners bring home the bacon.
- He lost his job and is worried about how he will bring home the bacon.
save someone's bacon
1rescue someone from trouble
To stop someone from being hurt, punished, or getting into serious trouble.
- Thanks for reminding me about the meeting—you really saved my bacon.
- The lawyer’s quick thinking saved his client’s bacon in court.
- Her colleague stepped in at the last minute and saved her bacon.
streaky bacon
1fatty bacon with visible streaks
A type of bacon with lines of fat and meat, usually cut from the belly of the pig.
- Many American recipes call for streaky bacon.
- She prefers streaky bacon because it gets very crispy.
turkey bacon
1bacon-style meat from turkey
A food made from turkey meat that looks and tastes somewhat like bacon, often eaten as a lower-fat option.
- He switched to turkey bacon to cut down on fat.
- The hotel offers turkey bacon as a pork-free option.