make out like a bandit

To make a very large profit or be extremely successful. You can actually make out like a bandit if you know all the fees and expenses that you're entitled to. Sarah is making out like a bandit developing apps for government agencies. They made out like bandits when they're startup company was purchased by the global tech giant.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

make out like a bandit

Rur. to make a large profit. Joe's making out like a bandit, selling expensive cameras. Mary made out like a bandit, playing twenty-one in Las Vegas.

See also: bandit, like, make, out

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

make out like a bandit

Succeed extremely well, as in He invested in real estate and made out like a bandit. This expression likens other forms of success to that of a triumphant robber. It may, however, come from an intermediate source, that is, the use of bandit (or one-armed bandit) for a slot machine, which is far more profitable for the house than for gamblers. [Slang; c. 1970]

See also: bandit, like, make, out

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

make out like a bandit

Slang

To be highly successful in a given enterprise.

See also: bandit, like, make, out

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

make out like a bandit

Operate very successfully. This slangy term refers not to an outlaw but to the one-armed bandit of gambling—that is, a slot machine. Since slot machines invariably win, making out like one is synonymous with success. Sometimes shortened to simply like a bandit, the phrase dates from the second half of the 1900s. Cartoonist Gary Trudeau used it in Doonesbury in 1985: “Unlike our farm belt cousins, Californians have been makin’ out like bandits.”

See also: bandit, like, make, out

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

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bandit
out-of-pocket expenses
one's fair share
(one's) fair share (of something)
your fair share of something
pencil out
someone or something owes you a living
the world owes you a living
think something/someone owes you a living
think the world owes (one) a living

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释义	make out like a bandit make out like a bandit To make a very large profit or be extremely successful. You can actually make out like a bandit if you know all the fees and expenses that you're entitled to. Sarah is making out like a bandit developing apps for government agencies. They made out like bandits when they're startup company was purchased by the global tech giant. See also: bandit, like, make, out Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. make out like a bandit Rur. to make a large profit. Joe's making out like a bandit, selling expensive cameras. Mary made out like a bandit, playing twenty-one in Las Vegas. See also: bandit, like, make, out McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. make out like a bandit Succeed extremely well, as in He invested in real estate and made out like a bandit. This expression likens other forms of success to that of a triumphant robber. It may, however, come from an intermediate source, that is, the use of bandit (or one-armed bandit) for a slot machine, which is far more profitable for the house than for gamblers. [Slang; c. 1970] See also: bandit, like, make, out The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. make out like a bandit Slang To be highly successful in a given enterprise. See also: bandit, like, make, out American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. make out like a bandit Operate very successfully. This slangy term refers not to an outlaw but to the one-armed bandit of gambling—that is, a slot machine. Since slot machines invariably win, making out like one is synonymous with success. Sometimes shortened to simply like a bandit, the phrase dates from the second half of the 1900s. Cartoonist Gary Trudeau used it in Doonesbury in 1985: “Unlike our farm belt cousins, Californians have been makin’ out like bandits.” See also: bandit, like, make, out The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: bandit out-of-pocket expenses one's fair share (one's) fair share (of something) your fair share of something pencil out someone or something owes you a living the world owes you a living think something/someone owes you a living think the world owes (one) a living
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