noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
gravy boat
gravy train
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Privatization is not always the gravy train that governments promise.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
boat
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Half the people in the car were wearing sneakers with splashy designs on them and molded soles that looked like gravy boats .
train
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Six cents an hour, in Salvador, is considered the gravy train .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the gravy train
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Gravy may be taken with the dinner menus, provided it is made with gravy powder or low-fat granules.
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Bring gravy to a full boil before serving.
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For supper the standard menu was chipped-beef gravy on bread, or macaroni and cheese.
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If he succeeds, it is all gravy .
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In the late 30s baked beans were available both in brine and in gravy .
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In the southwest beef and gravy , along with the appropriate spices, means chili.
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In this one you got Yorkshire pudding first and Uncle Fred ate his gravy with a knife and no one frowned upon it.
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Reheat foods to 165 degrees F, or until hot and steaming; bring gravy to a boil.