make a pile
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Kirsten Dunst wants to make a movie — and make “a pile of cash.”
From Los Angeles Times
“Directing is something I’ve wanted to do since I was 19, but I never felt the timing was right. I knew if I did, I would make a pile of junk. The great thing about putting all that work into a script is that it doesn’t decrease in value when you drive off the lot. All that work remains in there.”
From Los Angeles Times
Make a pile of every pair of jeans or trousers you own, then try on each one in front of a full-length mirror.
From The Guardian
In the richest country in the world, sevens offers the chance to win Olympic gold, not to make a pile of silver.
From The Guardian
“If I made offers to lease ground … people might think that all I had in mind in writing the reports was to make a pile of money for myself. We can’t have that. All I want to do is to help Alaska develop so that we Alaskans can stand on our own feet.”
From Washington Times
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