earn one's keep (English, verb)
expansion: earn one's keep (third-person singular simple present earns one's keep, present participle earning one's keep, simple past and past participle earned one's keep or earnt one's keep)
Senses:
glosses: To perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To be worthwhile.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: earns one's keep
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: earning one's keep
tags: participle
present
form: earned one's keep
tags: participle
past
form: earned one's keep
tags: past
form: earnt one's keep
tags: participle
past
form: earnt one's keep
tags: past