make a killing
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make a killing
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Originally US English.
verb makes a killing · making a killing · made a killing
- To win or earn a large amount of money. "Now if they were playing faro I could make a killing."
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verb to win or earn a large amount of money
| Español | hacer su agosto, hacerse la América, ponerse las botas, devengar un dineral, forrarse |
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| 中文 | 大賺一筆 /大赚一笔 dà zhuàn yī bǐ |
| Français | toucher le jackpot |
| Deutsch | (großen) Reibach machen, sich eine goldene Nase verdienen |
| Italiano | sbancare, fare una fortuna, fare cassa |
| Română | a da lovitura |
| Русский | грести́ де́ньги лопатой grestí dénʹgi lopatoj |
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