bring home the bacon vs pay the bills

bring home the bacon

verb
  • To have employment which provides remuneration to satisfy the basic needs of oneself and one's family. 

  • To win or succeed. 

pay the bills

verb
  • To provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle. 

How often have the words bring home the bacon and pay the bills occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )