John has got a job selling insurance. He's not exactly making a killing.
•Bill made a killing at the racetrack yesterday.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
make a killing — {v. phr.} To earn or suddenly win a very large sum of money. * /Herb bought a lot of soybean stock when the price was low and sold it when the price went up. Small wonder he made a huge killing./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make a killing — If you make a killing, you do something that makes you a lot of money … The small dictionary of idiomes
make a killing — INFORMAL ► to earn a lot of money in a short time and with little effort: »They made a killing when they sold their London flat at the top of the market. Main Entry: ↑killing … Financial and business terms
make a killing — ► make a killing have a great financial success. Main Entry: ↑killing … English terms dictionary
make a killing — (informal) MAKE A LARGE PROFIT, make a/one s fortune, make money; informal clean up, make a packet, make a pretty penny; Brit. informal make a bomb; N. Amer. informal make big bucks. → killing * * * … Useful english dictionary
make a killing — If you make a killing, you do something that makes you a lot of money. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you say that someone has made a killing you mean that they have had great financial success. He made a killing on the stock… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
make a killing — earn a big profit, make a bundle If you buy gold now, you ll make a killing when the price goes up … English idioms
make a killing — verb To win or earn a large amount of money. Now if they were playing faro I could make a killing … Wiktionary
Make a killing — If you make a killing, you do something that makes you a lot of money … Dictionary of English idioms
make a killing — make a large amount of money Her mother made a killing on the real estate market before she retired … Idioms and examples
