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laugh all the way to the bank

idiom

To make a large income easily, especially at the expense of others or by doing something that lacks significant merit or effort.


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  1. 01

    a little of something goes a long way

    Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.

  2. 02

    all the way to Egery and back

    The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.

  3. 03

    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.

  4. 04

    break the bank

    To exhaust one's financial resources.

  5. 05

    by the way

    Irrelevantly, off-topic.

  6. 06

    come a long way

    To make significant progress.

  7. 07

    cry all the way to the bank

    To be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause.

  8. 08

    die the way one lived

    To die because of or after doing something characteristic of oneself, especially something that one enjoyed doing.

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