gravy train

Word family noungravy boatgravygravy train

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。

Examples from the Corpus

gravy train• Six cents an hour, in Salvador, is considered the gravy train.

Gravy Trainn trademark

na type of dog food sold in the US

From Longman Business Dictionary

gravy trainˈgravy train noun [singular] informal disapproving

1a 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.

2a government organization where people can get jobs and earn money without working much or at all, for example because they know the right people

Mr Cardenas has campaigned strongly against corruption, warning that his government will not be a gravy train for his party’s supporters.

单词	gravy train
释义	gravy train Word family noungravy boatgravygravy train 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。 Examples from the Corpus gravy train• Six cents an hour, in Salvador, is considered the gravy train. Gravy Trainn trademark na type of dog food sold in the US From Longman Business Dictionary gravy trainˈgravy train noun [singular] informal disapproving 1a 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. 2a government organization where people can get jobs and earn money without working much or at all, for example because they know the right people Mr 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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