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gravy train
gravy trainn. Slang An occupation or other source of income that requires little effort while yielding considerable profit.gravy train n slang a job requiring comparatively little work for good pay, benefits, etc gra′vy train`
n.
Slang. a position in which one receives excessive and unjustified money or advantages with little or no effort. gravy trainAn occupation that yields great profits for little or no labor.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | gravy train - income obtained with a minimum of efforteasy moneyincome - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time |
Translationsgravy train
the gravy trainA state, position, or job in which one makes an excessive amount of money without expending much or any effort. I'll be on the gravy train once I get paid from the settlement of the lawsuit! My brother ended up on the gravy train when he married his wife, whose family owns one of the largest oil companies in the world.See also: gravy, trainthe ˈgravy train (informal, especially American English) (of a particular job or situation) an easy way of getting a lot of money and other benefits: Financial services produce very high earnings, and a lot of people are trying to get onto the gravy train.See also: gravy, traingravy train n. a job that brings in a steady supply of easy money or gravy. This kind of job is a real gravy train. See also: gravy, traingravy train, theEasy money; the good life, obtained with little effort. This American slang term became current during the financial boom of the 1920s. It originated in railroad slang, where “gravy train” meant a run on which there was good pay and little work. (Gravy itself became slang for easy money, or an illicit profit obtained through graft, in the early 1900s.) “There was a moment . . . when the whole Jocelyn sideshow seemed to be boarding the gravy train . . . on to fatter triumphs” (Mary McCarthy, The Groves of Academe, 1953).See also: gravygravy train
Synonyms for gravy trainnoun income obtained with a minimum of effortSynonymsRelated Words |