gravy train

noun

, Slang.

1. a position in which a person or group receives excessive and unjustified money or advantages with little or no effort:

   The top executives were on the gravy train with their huge bonuses.

gravy train

noun

1. slang.
   a job requiring comparatively little work for good pay, benefits, etc

gravy train

1. A job or project that requires little effort but yields considerable profits: “His father worked hard to build the company, but all Percy has to do is sit back and ride the gravy train.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of gravy train¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The long-ago indiscretion was forgotten as he condemned free-spending liberals and pledged to “stop the gravy train.”

From The Daily Beast

Now the gravy train is supposed to come screeching to a halt.

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Even Karl Lagerfeld has jumped onboard the biscuits and gravy train with his latest shoot of Miss Dirty Martini.

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