Earn a/your crust verb phrase
To do work of any kind to earn a living
My parents have done almost anything to earn a crust for our family.
It's hard to earn a crust in the rural areas, so young people tend to move to cities.
When my mother was my age, she had to leave school to earn a crust for the family income.
Being a farmer is hard work, but I have to earn my crust somehow.
save as much money as possible
Used to say that someone attempts to get money from you.
Feeling worried about finance.
A joking phrase used when someone receives a small amount of money
The verb "earn" should be conjugated according to its tense.
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.