Bid already made for a living (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
daily bread
'a living' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'bid already made' is the wordplay.
'made' indicates anagramming the letters.
'bid'+'already'='bidalready'
'bidalready' with letters rearranged gives 'DAILY BREAD'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for daily bread that I've seen before include "required for one's living" , "basic needs" , "Livelihood" .)