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| ⇒ be making a killing | |||
| быстро заработать много денег (to earn a lot of money in a short time and with little effort: They made a killing with the sale of their London house. • Senior executives have made a killing through massive pay rises. • The boss of Britain's top pizza company made a killing yesterday by selling off some of his shares. TarasZ); стремительно обогатиться; получить значительную спекулятивную прибыль (If there is uncertainty about future gold prices, you could be lucky and make a killing. • He was clever. He invested a lot of money in property. When prices went up, he made a killing.); успешно совратить (кого-либо; this expression alludes to a hunter's success.) | |||
| быстро разбогатеть (cnlweb); сорвать куш (Bill made a killing at the racetrack yesterday.); получить большую прибыль (cnlweb); сделать много денег (I dream of making a killing with gambling cnlweb); разбогатеть (син. to make a fortune cnlweb) | |||
| срубить денег (We can make a killing on these toys if we're able to market them in time for the holidays. VLZ_58) | |||
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| поразить (жертву и т. п.); убить | |||
| охотиться | |||
| make a killing: 14 phrases in 4 subjects |
| Business | 2 |
| General | 9 |
| Quotes and aphorisms | 1 |
| Slang | 2 |