"faire son beurre" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /fɛʁ sɔ̃ bœʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-faire son beurre.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-faire son beurre.wav
Etymology: Literally, “to make one's butter”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to make one's butter}} “to make one's butter”, {{lit|to make one's butter}} Literally, “to make one's butter” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire son beurre
  1. (figuratively) to earn one's corn, to make a living Tags: figuratively Synonyms: gagner son pain
    Sense id: en-faire_son_beurre-fr-verb-~aeQsBU2 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
  2. (figuratively) to make money hand over fist, to make a bundle, to rake it in Tags: figuratively Synonyms: se faire des couilles en or
    Sense id: en-faire_son_beurre-fr-verb-RyVltV2t Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: faire bouillir la marmite
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