Definition of gravy train in English:

gravy train

noun

informal

Used to refer to a situation in which someone can make a lot of money for very little effort.
〈非正式〉轻易赚大钱的机会，报酬优厚而工作轻松的美差
come to Hollywood and get on the gravy train
到好莱坞来轻松赚大钱。
Example sentencesExamples
- It's nothing more than a gravy train for big business to make huge amounts of money from the public purse!
- I went to grad school, a move that both ended my ride on the industry gravy train and robbed me of disposable income for a number of years.
- There is also a determination to end the gravy train which lets a lawyer go into court for 10 minutes to obtain an adjournment in a case and then claim a full daily rate for the job.
- Who can blame them for joining the benefits gravy train?
- Most of his income comes from unemployment benefit, a far cry from the sums being earned by those who have jumped on the game's financial gravy train.
- Once the gravy train stopped, I had to buy it myself.
- They gorge themselves on a gravy train fuelled by our taxes and act as puppets for secret, undemocratic organisations over which we have no control.
- Everyone knows that getting a Government contract is often looked upon as a financial gravy train.
- Be you a public representative at local or national level, the certainty is that you are aboard a financially rewarding gravy train.
- Millions of pounds are pouring into this ever-growing bureaucratic gravy train and it is now an embarrassment to the Government.
- The bills started to come in in the eighties, of course, and financial stringency made it necessary to start cutting back on the gravy train.
- Among those ready to board the gravy train is a Scottish farmer who will collect his annual grant of £100,000 in Australia.
- My reasoning was that nobody wanted to shut down the gravy train of consumer spending that was propping up this economy.
- But it's good to see that those stalwart defenders of the public purse, our councillors, are part of that gravy train.
- It was a gravy train while it lasted, but it was unsustainable.
Synonyms
easy task, easy job, child's play, five-finger exercise, gift, walkover, nothing, sinecure

Definition of gravy train in US English:

gravy train

nounˈɡreɪvi ˌtreɪn

informal

Used to refer to a situation in which someone can make a lot of money for very little effort.
〈非正式〉轻易赚大钱的机会，报酬优厚而工作轻松的美差
come to Hollywood and get on the gravy train
到好莱坞来轻松赚大钱。
Example sentencesExamples
- It's nothing more than a gravy train for big business to make huge amounts of money from the public purse!
- They gorge themselves on a gravy train fuelled by our taxes and act as puppets for secret, undemocratic organisations over which we have no control.
- But it's good to see that those stalwart defenders of the public purse, our councillors, are part of that gravy train.
- Once the gravy train stopped, I had to buy it myself.
- It was a gravy train while it lasted, but it was unsustainable.
- The bills started to come in in the eighties, of course, and financial stringency made it necessary to start cutting back on the gravy train.
- Millions of pounds are pouring into this ever-growing bureaucratic gravy train and it is now an embarrassment to the Government.
- There is also a determination to end the gravy train which lets a lawyer go into court for 10 minutes to obtain an adjournment in a case and then claim a full daily rate for the job.
- Among those ready to board the gravy train is a Scottish farmer who will collect his annual grant of £100,000 in Australia.
- Be you a public representative at local or national level, the certainty is that you are aboard a financially rewarding gravy train.
- My reasoning was that nobody wanted to shut down the gravy train of consumer spending that was propping up this economy.
- Most of his income comes from unemployment benefit, a far cry from the sums being earned by those who have jumped on the game's financial gravy train.
- Everyone knows that getting a Government contract is often looked upon as a financial gravy train.
- I went to grad school, a move that both ended my ride on the industry gravy train and robbed me of disposable income for a number of years.
- Who can blame them for joining the benefits gravy train?
Synonyms
easy task, easy job, child's play, five-finger exercise, gift, walkover, nothing, sinecure

词汇	gravy train
释义	Definition of gravy train in English: gravy train noun informal Used to refer to a situation in which someone can make a lot of money for very little effort. 〈非正式〉轻易赚大钱的机会，报酬优厚而工作轻松的美差 come to Hollywood and get on the gravy train 到好莱坞来轻松赚大钱。 Example sentencesExamples It's nothing more than a gravy train for big business to make huge amounts of money from the public purse! I went to grad school, a move that both ended my ride on the industry gravy train and robbed me of disposable income for a number of years. There is also a determination to end the gravy train which lets a lawyer go into court for 10 minutes to obtain an adjournment in a case and then claim a full daily rate for the job. Who can blame them for joining the benefits gravy train? Most of his income comes from unemployment benefit, a far cry from the sums being earned by those who have jumped on the game's financial gravy train. Once the gravy train stopped, I had to buy it myself. They gorge themselves on a gravy train fuelled by our taxes and act as puppets for secret, undemocratic organisations over which we have no control. Everyone knows that getting a Government contract is often looked upon as a financial gravy train. Be you a public representative at local or national level, the certainty is that you are aboard a financially rewarding gravy train. Millions of pounds are pouring into this ever-growing bureaucratic gravy train and it is now an embarrassment to the Government. The bills started to come in in the eighties, of course, and financial stringency made it necessary to start cutting back on the gravy train. Among those ready to board the gravy train is a Scottish farmer who will collect his annual grant of £100,000 in Australia. My reasoning was that nobody wanted to shut down the gravy train of consumer spending that was propping up this economy. But it's good to see that those stalwart defenders of the public purse, our councillors, are part of that gravy train. It was a gravy train while it lasted, but it was unsustainable. Synonyms easy task, easy job, child's play, five-finger exercise, gift, walkover, nothing, sinecure Definition of gravy train in US English: gravy train nounˈɡreɪvi ˌtreɪn informal Used to refer to a situation in which someone can make a lot of money for very little effort. 〈非正式〉轻易赚大钱的机会，报酬优厚而工作轻松的美差 come to Hollywood and get on the gravy train 到好莱坞来轻松赚大钱。 Example sentencesExamples It's nothing more than a gravy train for big business to make huge amounts of money from the public purse! They gorge themselves on a gravy train fuelled by our taxes and act as puppets for secret, undemocratic organisations over which we have no control. But it's good to see that those stalwart defenders of the public purse, our councillors, are part of that gravy train. Once the gravy train stopped, I had to buy it myself. It was a gravy train while it lasted, but it was unsustainable. The bills started to come in in the eighties, of course, and financial stringency made it necessary to start cutting back on the gravy train. Millions of pounds are pouring into this ever-growing bureaucratic gravy train and it is now an embarrassment to the Government. There is also a determination to end the gravy train which lets a lawyer go into court for 10 minutes to obtain an adjournment in a case and then claim a full daily rate for the job. Among those ready to board the gravy train is a Scottish farmer who will collect his annual grant of £100,000 in Australia. Be you a public representative at local or national level, the certainty is that you are aboard a financially rewarding gravy train. My reasoning was that nobody wanted to shut down the gravy train of consumer spending that was propping up this economy. Most of his income comes from unemployment benefit, a far cry from the sums being earned by those who have jumped on the game's financial gravy train. Everyone knows that getting a Government contract is often looked upon as a financial gravy train. I went to grad school, a move that both ended my ride on the industry gravy train and robbed me of disposable income for a number of years. Who can blame them for joining the benefits gravy train? Synonyms easy task, easy job, child's play, five-finger exercise, gift, walkover, nothing, sinecure
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