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laughing all the way to the bank

laughing all the way to the bank is the present participle and gerund 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)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) 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 laughing all the way to the bank

What is laughing all the way to the bank the present participle and gerund of?
Laughing all the way to the bank is the present participle and gerund of laugh all the way to the bank.

Words near laughing all the way to the bank in the dictionary

  1. laughiest
  2. laughin'
  3. laughing
  4. laughing academies
  5. laughing academy
  6. laughing all the way to the bank
  7. laughing at
  8. laughing away
  9. Laughing Bird Caye
  10. laughing boy
  11. laughing clown

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