make out like a bandit
To profit greatly; to get an excessively good deal
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He sold his old car and made out like a bandit.”
“Because the store made a huge mistake with the prices, we made out like a bandit during the sale.”
“By purchasing the property just before the market surged, the investors made out like a bandit and doubled their wealth in a single year.”
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absence makes the heart grow fonder
One feels more love or affection for those one loves when parted from them.
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and the like
And other similar items; et cetera.
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be like
To say.
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built like a brick outhouse
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shipyard
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shithouse
Of a man, having a muscular body, particularly with well-developed muscles of the chest, arms and abdominals.
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cannot make it
Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.
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do someone like that
to treat someone in a negative manner
Last updated August 10, 2026