earn one's corn

English

Verb

earn one's corn (third-person singular simple present earns one's corn, present participle earning one's corn, simple past and past participle earned one's corn or earnt one's corn)

1. (UK, informal) Synonym of earn one's keep

Further reading

• “earn one's corn”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “earn your corn”, in Collins English Dictionary.