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gravy trains

gravy trains is the plural of gravy train.

Meaning of gravy train

Noun

gravy train (plural gravy trains)

  1. (idiomatic) An occupation or situation that generates considerable income or benefits while requiring little effort and carrying little risk.
    • Johnston claims that Reuben Nelson and another tall negro were in New Haven the night of the escape and that they broke into the lockup. Johnson further states that the next day Nelson laughingly told him that the New Haven lockup was ‘a gravy train’.1895 November, (as quoted by Michael Quinion) Courier of Connellsville
    Synonyms:
    sinecure

Questions about gravy trains

What is gravy trains the plural of?
Gravy trains is the plural of gravy train.

Words near gravy trains in the dictionary

  1. gravy boat
  2. gravy boats
  3. Gravy SEAL
  4. Gravy SEALs
  5. gravy train
  6. gravy trains
  7. gravy-eyed
  8. gravying
  9. gravyless
  10. gravylike
  11. Grawe

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