Idiom
gravy train
Meanings
An easy source of money or benefits that brings in steady profits with little effort, often seen as undeserved.
Definition
A gravy train is an easy, steady way to make a lot of money with little effort.
A gravy train refers to a job, business, or situation that provides a large and usually reliable income with minimal work or risk. It often suggests the money is undeserved or comes from exploiting a system. People commonly use it to criticize comfortable arrangements that seem too good to last.
Examples
- After the contract was renewed, the consulting gig became a gravy train.
- They treated the charity like a gravy train and kept taking perks.
- Once the regulations changed, the gravy train ended overnight.
- He thought the app would be a gravy train, but the profits dropped fast.
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