| 单词 | gravy train |
| 释义 | gravy trainSEE SYNONYMS FOR gravy train ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang.a position in which a person or group receives excessive and unjustified money or advantages with little or no effort: The top executives were on the gravy train with their huge bonuses. Origin of gravy trainFirst recorded in 1925–30 Words nearby gravy traingravlax, Gravol, gravure, gravy, gravy boat, gravy train, gravy train, ride the, gray, grayanotoxin, gray area, grayback Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for gravy traingravy train nounslang a job requiring comparatively little work for good pay, benefits, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for gravy traingravy train A job or project that requires little effort but yields considerable profits: “His father worked hard to build the company, but all Percy has to do is sit back and ride the gravy train.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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