the gravy train

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. (Private Eye, July 1981)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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  • (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

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