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laughs all the way to the bank

laughs all the way to the bank is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 laughs all the way to the bank

What is laughs all the way to the bank the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Laughs all the way to the bank is the third-person singular simple present indicative of laugh all the way to the bank.

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

  1. Laughman
  2. Laughmans
  3. laughometer
  4. laughometers
  5. laughs
  6. laughs all the way to the bank
  7. laughs at
  8. laughs away
  9. laughs down
  10. laughs in one's sleeve
  11. laughs in someone's face

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