He sold his bad art and laughed all the way to the bank.
laugh all the way to the bank
idiomTo make a large income easily, especially at the expense of others or by doing something that lacks significant merit or effort.
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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break the bank
To exhaust one's financial resources.
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by the way
Irrelevantly, off-topic.
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come a long way
To make significant progress.
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cry all the way to the bank
To be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause.
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die the way one lived
To die because of or after doing something characteristic of oneself, especially something that one enjoyed doing.