laugh 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.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He sold his bad art and laughed all the way to the bank.”
“Critics hated the cheap movie, but the producers laughed all the way to the bank after it earned millions.”
“While the public decried the company's predatory pricing, the executives laughed all the way to the bank, indifferent to the widespread criticism of their business model.”
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a little of something goes a long way
Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.
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all the way to Egery and back
The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.
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bank night
An event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.
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barrel of laughs
A great amount of enjoyment or entertainment, or something or someone that provides this.
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break the bank
To exhaust one's financial resources.
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bundle of laughs
Something or someone very funny or fun.
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burst out laughing
To start laughing suddenly and intensely.
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by the way
Irrelevantly, off-topic.
Last updated August 10, 2026