| 释义 |
be on to a good thing informal Have found a job or other situation that is pleasant, profitable, or easy: many directors who take dividends in lieu of salary think they are on to a good thing...- They took advantage of the new government's inexperience at the time and, knowing that it was their first project, knew they were on to a good thing and exploited the situation to the fullest.
- Standard Life Investments proved last week it knows when it is on to a good thing by launching a second European private equity fund which will undoubtedly be one of the largest and most significant launches by a Scottish house this year.
- He said: ‘I reckoned that there was enough demand to set up a specialist company, and when my wife also agreed, then I knew we were on to a good thing.’
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