GRAVY TRAIN

Meaning of GRAVY TRAIN in English

Slang.

a position in which a person or group receives excessive and unjustified money or advantages with little or no effort: The top executives were on the gravy train with their huge bonuses.

[ 1925-30 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

GRAVY TRAIN — noun Date: 1914 a much exploited source of easy money
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRAVY TRAIN — noun also gravy boat slang : a situation providing abnormal or excessive profits, advantages, or benefits for those occupying it …
Webster's New International 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

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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