make out like a bandit
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: to get a lot of something for free : to make a large profit
She made out like a bandit with all the graduation gifts she got.
He made out like a bandit when he sold the company.
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If Valve can get most of Steam's popular games running on the Deck without paying a per-device Windows license fee, the company could make out like a bandit—or, at the very least, keep the Deck's launch prices down.
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“Make out like a bandit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20out%20like%20a%20bandit. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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