on the gravy train

on the gravy train

In a state, position, or job where one makes an excessive amount of money without expending much or any effort. I'll be on the gravy train once I get paid from the settlement of the lawsuit! My brother ended up on the gravy train when he married his wife, whose family owns one of the largest oil companies in the world.
See also: gravy, on, train
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a gravy train
  • gravy train
  • gravy train, the
  • the gravy train
  • be on the gravy train
  • gravy
  • gravy train, ride the
  • ride the gravy train
  • board the gravy train
  • train
References in periodicals archive
BIRMINGHAM chart stars UB40 have taken a pot-shot at Donald Trump, Jacob Rees-Mogg and other politicians on the gravy train. The band's new single boasts a cover cartoon of high-profile politicos as they sing "Send them all to Hell".
"We live in an era where someone can get a massive payout for getting it wrong but once you're on the gravy train, then it really doesn't seem to matter what you do.
UB40 roast politicians on new song Gravy Train; Birmingham reggae legends UB40 tell GRAHAM YOUNG why their new album has been a real Labour of love
SERIOUS questions are raised by the number of David Cameron's former Ministers enjoying a first class ticket on the gravy train.
Stop MPs' gravy train
Then there is the ghost train, rarely seen in daylight but when spotted it is identifiable by its blacked out windows and a very quiet purring engine, many people on the gravy train slide into the ghost train in little used stations in the dead of night.
ViewpointsAll aboard the gravy train!