ride the gravy train

To be in a state, position, or job where one makes an excessive amount of money without expending much or any effort. I'll be riding the gravy train once I get paid from the settlement of the lawsuit! My brother has been riding the gravy train ever since he married his wife, whose family owns one of the largest oil companies in the world.

ride the gravy train

Fig. to live in ease or luxury. 1/7 had a million dollars, I sure could ride the gravy train. I wouldn't like loafing if I were rich. I don't want to ride the gravy train.

gravy train, ride the

Experience excessive ease, success, or profit, especially undeservedly. For example, Now that his brother is paying all his bills, Jim is riding the gravy train. The word gravy has long meant "easy profits," and the term is believed to come from 19th-century railroad slang, although the earliest recorded use dates from the early 1900s. W.C. Handy used it in one of his famous blues songs written in 1914, in which he bemoans falling off the gravy train. Also see easy street.

See also: gravy, ride

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

See also:

gravy train, ride the
be on the gravy train
gravy
gravy train
gravy train, the
on the gravy train
the gravy train
a gravy train
board the gravy train
train

References in periodicals archive

Unsurprisingly the European elections are of no interest to most people as the horse-trading that goes on in Cyprus politics is magnified on a larger scale in Strasbourg where the various groupings get together to ride the gravy train.

CYPRUS: European elections are for the brave and not so bold

RAIL passengers are facing the biggest fares hike in five years - while fatcat controllers ride the gravy train.

GOING LOCO; Train company bosses pocket huge pay rises as fares hiked; EXCLUSIVE

Rail passengersare facing the biggest fares hike in five years - while fatcat controllers ride the gravy train.

Commuters will have to pay up to [pounds sterling]300 more a year for train fares - as bosses get pay rises worth thousands; Fares are rising by an average of 3.4 per cent next week while directors are earning up to 28% more a year

And for goodness sake will our politicians, whose only ambition in life is to ride the gravy train to Strasbourg, stop telling lies on why we should remain in a political union with the EU.

Osborne giving in to the EU bullies

They have lost all credibility The yellows, red and blue It's time to call a taxi For we have seen right through You just do not get it Maybe you are too thick I do not wish to be unkind But you lot get on our wick All three of you ignored us When concerns we raised with you Called us all sorts of names Now you're done, you're through Career politicians you have had your day The country has been patient Now go, be on your way Politicians, councillors Who ride the gravy train We will now vote you out And don't come back again William Allen, Westcotes, Tile Hill.

Poet's corner; Letters letters@coventrytelegraph.net They Have No Honour

In this way, they can not only confuse people's minds and distract their attention, but also polarize society so that they can ride the gravy train.

Why do they toy with the agenda?

"For those who ride the gravy train," he writes, "doing what's necessary to keep it rolling takes precedence over contemplating ...

Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country

The Tories claim we're all in it together but ordinary people are all being forced to rein in their spending because of cruel cutbacks while MPs continue to ride the gravy train. It must be the only job in the world that allows employees to make these ridiculous claims for second homes.

Halt the gravy train; your letters

Being an MP these days seems to be a ticket to ride the gravy train of highly paid part-time opportunities with private businesses.

Help jobless before they go homeless; "You say... " Tell us what YOU think mailbox@people.co.uk

Brokers are getting ready to ride the gravy train to a record year if refi business continues to pump at levels apparent in February.

Ride the Wave

And today we have the Give A Washed Up Politician Another Chance To Ride The Gravy Train elections.

Time to derail the gravy train

Our politicians will never defend our right to exist as an independent country because they all want to ride the gravy train to Brussels now that the Westminster express has been derailed.

Let's get out of the EU; Your shout

She says: "Just because mommy and daddy are rich and famous, that doesn't mean he should ride the gravy train through life."

SEX AND THE GEEKY; S.A.T.C. EXCLUSIVE 1 Sarah Jessica Parker grew up poor, plain and the butt of endless jibes about her big nose, frizzy hair and bushy brows.. but as Sex & The City hits the cinema, she's now worth an astonishing pounds 20M

Too many politicians ride the gravy train while inciting divide-and-rule tactics against the rest of us.

To the Point; your letters

词组	ride the gravy train
释义	ride the gravy train ride the gravy train To be in a state, position, or job where one makes an excessive amount of money without expending much or any effort. I'll be riding the gravy train once I get paid from the settlement of the lawsuit! My brother has been riding the gravy train ever since he married his wife, whose family owns one of the largest oil companies in the world. See also: gravy, ride, train Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. ride the gravy train Fig. to live in ease or luxury. 1/7 had a million dollars, I sure could ride the gravy train. I wouldn't like loafing if I were rich. I don't want to ride the gravy train. See also: gravy, ride, train McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. gravy train, ride the Experience excessive ease, success, or profit, especially undeservedly. For example, Now that his brother is paying all his bills, Jim is riding the gravy train. The word gravy has long meant "easy profits," and the term is believed to come from 19th-century railroad slang, although the earliest recorded use dates from the early 1900s. W.C. Handy used it in one of his famous blues songs written in 1914, in which he bemoans falling off the gravy train. Also see easy street. See also: gravy, ride The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: gravy train, ride the be on the gravy train gravy gravy train gravy train, the on the gravy train the gravy train a gravy train board the gravy train train References in periodicals archive Unsurprisingly the European elections are of no interest to most people as the horse-trading that goes on in Cyprus politics is magnified on a larger scale in Strasbourg where the various groupings get together to ride the gravy train. CYPRUS: European elections are for the brave and not so bold RAIL passengers are facing the biggest fares hike in five years - while fatcat controllers ride the gravy train. GOING LOCO; Train company bosses pocket huge pay rises as fares hiked; EXCLUSIVE Rail passengersare facing the biggest fares hike in five years - while fatcat controllers ride the gravy train. Commuters will have to pay up to [pounds sterling]300 more a year for train fares - as bosses get pay rises worth thousands; Fares are rising by an average of 3.4 per cent next week while directors are earning up to 28% more a year And for goodness sake will our politicians, whose only ambition in life is to ride the gravy train to Strasbourg, stop telling lies on why we should remain in a political union with the EU. Osborne giving in to the EU bullies They have lost all credibility The yellows, red and blue It's time to call a taxi For we have seen right through You just do not get it Maybe you are too thick I do not wish to be unkind But you lot get on our wick All three of you ignored us When concerns we raised with you Called us all sorts of names Now you're done, you're through Career politicians you have had your day The country has been patient Now go, be on your way Politicians, councillors Who ride the gravy train We will now vote you out And don't come back again William Allen, Westcotes, Tile Hill. Poet's corner; Letters letters@coventrytelegraph.net They Have No Honour In this way, they can not only confuse people's minds and distract their attention, but also polarize society so that they can ride the gravy train. Why do they toy with the agenda? "For those who ride the gravy train," he writes, "doing what's necessary to keep it rolling takes precedence over contemplating ... Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country The Tories claim we're all in it together but ordinary people are all being forced to rein in their spending because of cruel cutbacks while MPs continue to ride the gravy train. It must be the only job in the world that allows employees to make these ridiculous claims for second homes. Halt the gravy train; your letters Being an MP these days seems to be a ticket to ride the gravy train of highly paid part-time opportunities with private businesses. Help jobless before they go homeless; "You say... " Tell us what YOU think mailbox@people.co.uk Brokers are getting ready to ride the gravy train to a record year if refi business continues to pump at levels apparent in February. Ride the Wave And today we have the Give A Washed Up Politician Another Chance To Ride The Gravy Train elections. Time to derail the gravy train Our politicians will never defend our right to exist as an independent country because they all want to ride the gravy train to Brussels now that the Westminster express has been derailed. Let's get out of the EU; Your shout She says: "Just because mommy and daddy are rich and famous, that doesn't mean he should ride the gravy train through life." SEX AND THE GEEKY; S.A.T.C. EXCLUSIVE 1 Sarah Jessica Parker grew up poor, plain and the butt of endless jibes about her big nose, frizzy hair and bushy brows.. but as Sex & The City hits the cinema, she's now worth an astonishing pounds 20M Too many politicians ride the gravy train while inciting divide-and-rule tactics against the rest of us. To the Point; your letters
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