Gravy Train trademark
a type of dog food sold in the US

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ˈgravy ˌtrain noun
the gravy train informal an organization, activity, or business from which many people can make money or profit without much effort:
Privatization is not always the gravy train that governments promise.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

gravy train
an activity from which people make a lot of money very quickly and easily.
A lot of people thought they'd get on the gravy train in the eighties and make some money out of property.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

gravy train
a job or some work that pays more than it is worth; a job that gives one much money compared with what you do
For many years my father's job was a gravy train but now the company has become very strict about paying extra money.

The job was a gravy train and I made a lot of money when I worked there.

The cleaning contract was a gravy train. We worked for 3 hours but we got paid for 8 hours.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

gravy train
n., slang, informal The kind of job that brings in a much higher income than the services rendered would warrant.
Jack's job at the Athletic Club as Social Director is a regular gravy train.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲