gravy train

noun

: a much exploited source of easy money

Examples of gravy train in a Sentence

They're trying to get on board the gravy train. the new tax law offers a real gravy train to certain categories of investors
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Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the ‘gravy train’ going. Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025 Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the 'gravy train' going. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025 But the pandemic halted this gravy train: ESPN has cited sources saying that the league lost more than $1 billion in the 2019–20 season, which depressed the salary cap in the following years. Jordan Sargent, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025 The city of Miami is one of the worst examples of how the gravy train works. Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gravy train

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gravy train was in 1914

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“Gravy train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gravy%20train. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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