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1 the gravy train
inf кормушка; доходное место; работенка не бей лежачегоJack's job at the Athletic club as Social Director is a regular gravy train.
Previously, it was a commonly held view among US companies that millitary supply contracts with the Pentagon were a gravy train.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > the gravy train
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2 board the gravy train
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3 ride the gravy train
expr infml esp AmE1)2)I've been riding the gravy train all my life, it's about time I paid my dues — Я всю жизнь катался как сыр в масле. Пора мне платить по векселям
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > ride the gravy train
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4 ride the gravy train
амер.; жарг.загребать барыши, наживаться; получать незаконные доходы; брать взятки; ≈ нагреть руки на чём-л.Of course, Mort and I started riding the gravy train from then on. They paid us five thousand bucks to put the deal across. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The D. A. Draws a Circle’, ch. XV) — Конечно, с того времени денежки к нам с Мортом так и потекли. Ведь страховая компания платила нам пять тысяч долларов за каждого покойника.
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5 board the gravy train
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6 ride the gravy train
1) Американизм: загребать барыши2) Сленг: заполучить тёпленькое местечко, загребать деньги -
7 ride the gravy train
загребать деньги; получать больше, чем заслуживаешьАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > ride the gravy train
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8 board the gravy train
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9 ride the gravy train
загребать деньги* * *загребать деньги; получать больше, чем заслуживаешь -
10 ride the gravy train
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11 to ride the gravy train
загребать деньги; получать больше, чем заслуживаешьAnd did we tell you the name of the game, boy, we call it "riding the gravy train". ( Pink Floyd) — Да, кстати, мой мальчик, мы тут занимаемся только одним - гребём лопатой деньги.
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12 get on the gravy train
expr infmlHe maintains that the only reason to go to university is to get on the gravy train — Он утверждает, что единственное, что заставляет людей иметь высшее образование - это возможность получить хорошо оплачиваемую работу
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get on the gravy train
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13 get on the gravy train
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14 to get on the gravy train
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15 get on the gravy train
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16 get on the gravy train
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17 get on the gravy train*
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18 to board the gravy train
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19 to ride the gravy train
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20 gravy train jargon
См. также в других словарях:
the gravy train — supplemental benefits received gratuitously There is a continuing excess of the pleasant but unnecessary complement to the main dish for those who ride this vehicle: The gravy train has not stopped entirely for Grub Street hacks.… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
(the) gravy train — an activity from which people make a lot of money very quickly and easily. A lot of people thought they d get on the gravy train in the eighties and make some money out of property … New idioms dictionary
ride the gravy train — {v. phr.} To live a life of plenty and luxury. * /Those who have a wealthy executive or heir to a fortune for a spouse can ride the gravy train without doing any work./ … Dictionary of American idioms
ride the gravy train — {v. phr.} To live a life of plenty and luxury. * /Those who have a wealthy executive or heir to a fortune for a spouse can ride the gravy train without doing any work./ … Dictionary of American idioms
ride\ the\ gravy\ train — v. phr. To live a life of plenty and luxury. Those who have a wealthy executive or heir to a fortune for a spouse can ride the gravy train without doing any work … Словарь американских идиом
Gravy train (disambiguation) — Gravy train is an idiomatic expression that is used to refer to any lucrative endeavour.It can also refer to: * Gravy Train!!!!, an electropop group from Oakland, California * Gravy Train (rock group), a defunct rock group from Lancashire,… … Wikipedia
gravy train — ˈgravy train noun [singular] informal disapproving 1. a business or activity where people can make money or profit without much effort: • The question is how, in otherwise very competitive capital markets, this gravy train has survived so long. 2 … Financial and business terms
gravy train — gravy .train n the gravy train informal an organization, activity, or business from which many people can make money or profit without much effort ▪ Privatization is not always the gravy train that governments promise … Dictionary of contemporary English
gravy train — gravy trains N COUNT: oft on the N (disapproval) If an organization or person earns a lot of money without doing much work, you can say that they are on the gravy train. [JOURNALISM] We were disgusted when bosses awarded themselves a massive pay… … English dictionary
gravy train — If someone is on the gravy train, they have found and easy way to make lots of money … The small dictionary of idiomes
Gravy Train!!!! — Infobox musical artist Name = Gravy Train!!!! Img capt = The members of Gravy Train!!!! Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Oakland, California Genre = Electropop Queercore Years active = June 2001–present Label =… … Wikipedia