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gravy train

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

gravy train
Noun
Slang a job or scheme that produces a lot of money for little effort
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gravy train - income obtained with a minimum of effort
income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
Translations
gravy train n (esp US) (col): to get on the gravy train → coger un chollo
gravy train n (inf);
to ride the gravy train → avoir une bonne planque
gravy train gravy (inf) n to ride the gravy train → leichtes Geld machen
gravy train n the gravy train (col) → l'albero della cuccagna


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If politicians want the public to believe they're honest, it's time for them to get off the gravy train.
Therefore, in an effort to cash in on the media-fueled frenzy, and with the possibility of a Gap or iTunes payday not too far in the distance, many once-strident music-for-music's-sake artists have avoided standard musical evolutions in favor of the much easier path of the gravy train, which, admittedly, beats the 9-to-5 grind.
However, before politicians and their favored constituents can get in on that gravy train, the U.
 
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