Jack's job at the Athletic Club as Social Director is a regular gravy train.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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 — is an idiomatic expression that is used to refer to any lucrative endeavour. [ [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=gravy An etymology for the phrase] ] The word gravy by itself was used prior to the invention of the phrase gravy train as an … Wikipedia
Gravy Train — may refer to: *gravy train, an expression *Gravy Train (dog food), a commercial dog food *Gravy Train!!!!, a music group *Gravy Train (Rock Group), a 1970s rock group from Lancashire, featuring Norman Barratt … Wikipedia
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!!!! — est un groupe originaire de Oakland (Californie) qui se produit sur scène depuis 2001. Il est formé de deux membres féminins (Chunx et Funx), et de deux membres masculins (Hunx et Junx, ce dernier remplaçant une ancienne membre nommée Drunx).… … Wikipédia en Français
gravy train — gravy ,train noun singular INFORMAL a type of work or activity that provides a lot of money without much effort … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gravy train — ► NOUN informal ▪ a situation in which someone can easily make a lot of money … English terms dictionary
gravy train — ☆ gravy train n. Slang a sinecure, subsidy, etc. that allows one to live luxuriously without much work … English World dictionary
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
