laugh\ all\ the\ way\ to\ the\ bank

laugh\ all\ the\ way\ to\ the\ bank
v. phr.
To have made a substantial amount of money either by lucky investment or by some fraudulent deal and rejoice over one's gains.

If you had done what I suggested, you, too, could be laughing all the way to the bank.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • laugh all the way to the bank — verb To be happy due to the receipt of money. See Also: cry all the way to the bank …   Wiktionary

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  • laugh all the way to the bank — informal to make a lot of money easily …   English dictionary

  • cry\ all\ the\ way\ to\ the\ bank — • sob all the way to the bank • cry all the way to the bank Contrast: laugh all the way to the bank …   Словарь американских идиом

  • sob\ all\ the\ way\ to\ the\ bank — • sob all the way to the bank • cry all the way to the bank Contrast: laugh all the way to the bank …   Словарь американских идиом

  • cry all the way to the bank — verb To be happy due to the receipt of money, although expressing sorrow about the cause of such receipt. When his rich aunt died, he was crying all the way to the bank. See Also: laugh all the way to the bank …   Wiktionary

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