GRAVY TRAIN

Meaning of GRAVY TRAIN in English

noun

also gravy boat

slang : a situation providing abnormal or excessive profits, advantages, or benefits for those occupying it usually at the expense of some larger group

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

GRAVY TRAIN — noun Date: 1914 a much exploited source of easy money
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRAVY TRAIN — Slang. a position in which a person or group receives excessive and unjustified money or advantages with little or no …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRAVY TRAIN — Date: 1914 : a much exploited source of easy money ; also : gravy 2a
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRAVY TRAIN — Function: noun Date: 1914 : a much exploited source of easy money also : GRAVY 2A
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GRAVY TRAIN — informal a situation in which someone can easily make a lot of money. → gravy
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRAVY TRAIN — [gravy train] n (ca. 1927): a much exploited source of easy money; also: gravy 2a
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRAVY TRAIN — noun ( informal ) a situation where people seem to be making a lot of money without much effort
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAVY TRAIN — Gravy Train BrE AmE trademark a type of dog food sold in the US
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRAVY TRAIN — ˈgravy ˌtrain BrE AmE noun the gravy train informal an organization, activity, or business from which many people can make …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRAVY TRAIN — ( gravy trains) If an organization or person earns a lot of money without doing much work, you can say …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAVY TRAIN — (~s) If an organization or person earns a lot of money without doing much work, you can say that they …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GRAVY TRAIN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Six cents an hour, in Salvador, is considered the gravy train .
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRAVY TRAIN — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} The kind of job that brings in a much higher income than the services rendered would warrant. …
Slang English vocab
GRAVY TRAIN — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} The kind of job that brings in a much higher income than the services rendered would warrant. …
Словарь английских идиом
GRAVY TRAIN — a job or work that pays more than it is worth For many years his job was a real gravy …
English Idioms vocab
GRAVY TRAIN — a profitable product (See also the rest is gravy ) In 1928, coal was Alberta's gravy train.
English Idioms vocabulary
GRAVY TRAIN — n. , slang , informal The kind of job that brings in a much higher income than the services rendered …
American Idioms English vocabulary
GRAVY TRAIN — выгодное предприятие to ride the gravy train ≈ загребать деньги to board the gravy train ≈ выгодно устроиться
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRAVY TRAIN — _жарг. выгодное предприятие to ride the gravy train загребать деньги to board the gravy train выгодно устроиться
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GRAVY TRAIN — board the gravy train - загребать деньги; получать больше, чем заслуживаешь
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GRAVY TRAIN — выгодное предприятие
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GRAVY TRAIN — выгодное предприятие
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GRAVY TRAIN — выгодное предприятие
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GRAVY TRAIN — выгодное предприятие
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GRAVY TRAIN — _жарг. выгодное предприятие to ride the gravy train загребать деньги to board the gravy train выгодно устроиться
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
GRAVY TRAIN — жарг. выгодное предприятие to ride the gravy train загребать деньги to board the gravy train выгодно устроиться
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
GRAVY TRAIN — board the gravy train - загребать деньги; получать больше, чем заслуживаешь
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
GRAVY TRAIN — разг "теплое местечко" Выгодное предприятие, должность или начинание (приносит неплохой доход без особых усилий и неприятностей)
GRAVY TRAIN — разг. "теплое местечко" Выгодное предприятие, должность или начинание (приносит неплохой доход без особых усилий и неприятностей)
GRAVY TRAIN — n infml This kind of job is a real gravy train — Это не работа, а настоящая лафа I'd prefer a gravy …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
GRAVY TRAIN — n infml This kind of job is a real gravy train — Это не работа, а настоящая лафа I'd prefer …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
GRAVY TRAIN — gravy train n infml This kind of job is a real gravy train Это не работа, а настоящая лафа I'd …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
GRAVY TRAIN — This kind of job is a real gravy train — Это не работа, а настоящая лафа I'd prefer a gravy …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
GRAVY TRAIN — выгодное предприятие to ride the gravy train ≈ загребать деньги to board the gravy train ≈ выгодно устроиться
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRAVY — carne-suc
English interlingue dictionary
GRAVY — noun (plural gravies) Etymology: Middle English gravey, from Anglo-French gravé broth, stew Date: 14th century a sauce made from the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TRAIN — I. ˈtrān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English trayne, treyne, from Middle French traine, from Old French, from traïr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAVY — ˈgrāvē, -vi noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English gravey, grave, from Middle French gravé 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAVY — (n.) Liquid dressing for meat, fish, vegetables, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
TRAIN — — trainless , adj. /trayn/ , n. 1. Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock. 2. a line or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRAVY — noun ( plural gravies ) Etymology: Middle English gravey, from Anglo-French gravé broth, stew Date: 14th century 1. : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRAIN — v the tail of a bird. 2. train ·v a roll train; as, a 12-inch train. 3. train ·v the …
Webster English vocab
GRAVY — noun liquid dressing for meat, fish, vegetables, ·etc. 2. gravy ·noun the juice or other liquid matter that drips from …
Webster English vocab
GRAVY — grav|y BrE AmE ˈɡreɪv |i ▷ grav|ies iz ▶ ˈ gravy boat, ˈ gravy train BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TRAIN — / treɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a railway / railroad engine pulling a number of coaches …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRAIN — I. train 1 S1 W2 /treɪn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: 'something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRAIN — v. & n. --v. 1 a tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) teach (a person, animal, oneself, etc.) a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GRAVY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the juices exuding from meat during and after cooking. b a dressing or sauce for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TRAIN — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) teach (a person, animal, oneself, etc.) a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRAVY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the juices exuding from meat during and after cooking. b a dressing or sauce for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TRAIN — v. & n. --v. 1. a tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) teach (a person, animal, oneself, etc.) a …
Oxford English vocab
GRAVY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a the juices exuding from meat during and after cooking. b a dressing or sauce for …
Oxford English vocab
TRAIN — I. NOUN USES /treɪn/ ( trains) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAVY — ( gravies) Gravy is a sauce made from the juices that come from meat when it cooks. N-MASS
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAVY — (gravies) Gravy is a sauce made from the juices that come from meat when it cooks. N-MASS
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TRAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car/bus/train etc ride ▪ The resort is a short bus ride away from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRAVY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES gravy boat gravy train ▪ Privatization is not always the gravy train that governments promise. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRAVY — [noun] [U] - a sauce made from meat juices, liquid and flour, and served with meat and vegetablesthick/thin gravyA gravy …
Cambridge English vocab
TRAIN — Synonyms and related words : Amtrak, Indian file, KP, acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, adapt, adjust, afterpart, afterpiece, aim, aim at, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRAVY — See: PAN GRAVY.
Slang English vocab
GRAVY — Cool, smooth Example: It's all gravy''
Slang English vocab
TRAIN — n. 25B6; verb an engineer trained in remote-sensing techniques : INSTRUCT, teach, coach, tutor, school, educate, prime, drill, ground; inculcate, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRAVY — See: PAN GRAVY.
Словарь английских идиом
TRAIN — I гл. 1) а) тренировать(ся), готовить, обучать б) дрессировать собаку в) объезжать лошадь г) воспитывать, учить, приучать к хорошим навыкам, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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