gravy train

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Said to be originally US railroad slang, referring to an easy, short haul that paid well. The word gravy by itself was used prior to any attestable use of gravy train to characterize cushy situations. Note also phrases with hog train as a possible source of analogy.

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: hillotolppa — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Finnish: suojatyöpaikka — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Finnish: palkkiovirka — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• French: poule aux œufs d'or — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• German: lauer Lenz — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Hungarian: zsíros állás — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Icelandic: létt starf (en vel launað) — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Icelandic: komast á spena — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Italian: ottenere molto con poco sforzo — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Lithuanian: auksine zasis — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Persian: پول مفت (pul-e moft) — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Polish: ciepła posadka — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Portuguese: mamata — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Russian: тёплое ме́сто (tjóploje mésto) — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Slovak: teplé miesto/miestečko — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Spanish: llevársela fácil — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Spanish: chollo — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Spanish: pichincha — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Spanish: bicoca — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Spanish: momio — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort
• Ukrainian: тепле місце (teple misce) — occupation that generates considerable income with little or less effort