Question

Gravy Train a job that pays well for little work

Accepted Answer

The kid was already asleep when he went to baby-sit. What a gravy train. This bit of American slang originated in the 1920s, when "gravy" was a slang word for easy money often gotten by illegal means. People who worked on railroad trains made up the phrase "gravy train." It referred to a good-paying job that was easy.

Idiom	Gravy Train
Example	The kid was already asleep when he went to baby-sit. What a gravy train.
Meaning	a job that pays well for little work
Origin	This bit of American slang originated in the 1920s, when "gravy" was a slang word for easy money often gotten by illegal means. People who worked on railroad trains made up the phrase "gravy train." It referred to a good-paying job that was easy.

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