gravy train

n. Slang

An occupation or other source of income that requires little effort while yielding considerable profit.

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gravy train

slang a job requiring comparatively little work for good pay, benefits, etc

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gra′vy train`

n.
Slang.

a position in which one receives excessive and unjustified money or advantages with little or no effort.

gravy train

An occupation that yields great profits for little or no labor.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

gravy train - income obtained with a minimum of effort

easy money

income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time

Translations

gravy train

n to ride the gravy train (esp Am) (fam) → aver trovato la cuccagna

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Enthusiasm for Ives' quixotic quest

This was where our friend loaded the gravy train with peanut butter sandwiches, jam sandwiches and raw eggs in the shell.

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And off the gravy train like the Kinnocks who did ride the train big time.

Attitudes that sparked Brexit; LETTERS

NOW that the British electorate have democratically voted to leave the EU, I've watched the self-servers, liars, cheats, scaremongers etc in the political field turn not only on the few upfront politicians we have but also on each other, not to mention the rats jumping ship at the prospect of the gravy train crashing.

Change the system; Letters.

No more gravy train on the Euro express, it has left the station so get used to it.

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"It is called the gravy train - and the EU is the biggest gravy train in the world.

THEY SAY

Bring councillors' gravy train to halt THE answer to Mark Cummings, of Grangetown ("What do councillors actually do for us", February 24) is "Not a great deal".

Bring councillors' gravy train to halt

He receives a PS48,000 salary from the council but says anyone accusing him of being on the "gravy train" should "get a reality check".

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