Anthony's Fifty Useful English Phrases: Plus 25 common phrasal verbs by Anthony Gurling

Author:Anthony Gurling [Gurling, Anthony]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2015-04-11T16:00:00+00:00

Make a killing.

Source/Meaning:

To make a killing is to earn a lot of money in a short period of time. Sometimes this is done illegally or immorally.

Examples:

“I bought my first house just before a property boom set in. I made a killing when I sold it a year later for a huge profit.”

“You look happy today.”

“Yes I went to the horse races yesterday and made a killing when three of the horses I backed won their races.”

Bk 3/101. (Come up trumps. SYN.) Bk 5/205. (Get your fingers burnt. OPP.)

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