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gravy train

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈgravy ˌtrain noun  the gravy train informalPROFIT an organization, activity, or business from which many people can make money or profit without much effort 财源;肥差,美差 Privatization is not always the gravy train that governments promise. 私有化并不一定能像政府承诺的那样带来滚滚财富。
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gravy trainSix cents an hour, in Salvador, is considered the gravy train.
nGravy Train trademark  na type of dog food sold in the USFrom Longman Business Dictionarygravy trainˈgravy train noun [singular] informal disapproving1a business or activity where people can make money or profit without much effortThe question is how, in otherwise very competitive capital markets, this gravy train has survived so long.2a government organization where people can get jobs and earn money without working much or at all, for example because they know the right peopleMr Cardenas has campaigned strongly against corruption, warning that his government will not be a gravy train for his party’s supporters.
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gravy train
ˈgravy ˌtrain noun
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.


Gravy Train
Gravy Train trademark
a type of dog food sold in the US


gravy trainBrE /ˈɡreɪvi treɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡreɪvi treɪn/ 🔊 noun (informal) a situation where people seem to be making a lot of money without much effort 轻松赚大钱的机会;美差