laughed all the way to the bank
laughed all the way to the bank is the simple past and past participle of laugh all the way to the bank.
Meaning of laugh all the way to the bank
Verb
laugh all the way to the bank (third-person singular simple present laughs all the way to the bank, present participle laughing all the way to the bank, simple past and past participle laughed all the way to the bank)
- To make a large income easily, especially at the expense of others or by doing something that lacks significant merit or effort.
- Ivan Boesky laughed all the way to the bank, as did Milken, as do most people who commit clever, non-violent crimes and fraudulently enrich themselves.1994, Taki, Nothing to Declare: A Memoir, →ISBN, page 212
Questions about laughed all the way to the bank
- What is laughed all the way to the bank the simple past and past participle of?
- Laughed all the way to the bank is the simple past and past participle of laugh all the way to the bank.
Words near laughed all the way to the bank in the dictionary
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