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made a killing

made a killing is the simple past and past participle of make a killing.

Meaning of make a killing

Verb

make a killing (third-person singular simple present makes a killing, present participle making a killing, simple past and past participle made a killing)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To win or earn a large amount of money.
    • "Now if they were playing faro I could make a killing."1913, Rex Ellingwood Beach, chapter 5, in The Iron Trail: An Alaskan Romance

Questions about made a killing

What is made a killing the simple past and past participle of?
Made a killing is the simple past and past participle of make a killing.

Words near made a killing in the dictionary

  1. made a good fist of
  2. made a grab
  3. made a habit of
  4. made a hash of
  5. made a joke of
  6. made a killing
  7. made a leg
  8. made a light
  9. made a lip
  10. made a living
  11. made a long arm

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