gravy train

American  

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.

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gravy train British  

noun

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

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gravy train Cultural  

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.”

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Etymology

Origin of gravy train

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Naturally, this brings us to the “gravy train.”

From Salon

Remember, the term life gravy train doesn’t last forever.

From MarketWatch

On Wednesday, another name hopped on the AI gravy train.

From Barron's

Because there’s only so much money for the leader to throw around, and the more people there are on the gravy train, the less there is for each individual insider.

From Salon

They realized they hadn’t branched out like she had and that their livelihoods would end if their Bravo gravy train petered out.

From Los Angeles Times