verb
Meaning 1
To win or earn a large amount of money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
make a killing
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History
Etymology
Originally US English.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: tienata hyvät rahat — to win or earn a large amount of money
- Finnish: lyödä rahoiksi — to win or earn a large amount of money
- French: toucher le jackpot — to win or earn a large amount of money
- German: (großen) Reibach machen — to win or earn a large amount of money
- German: sich eine goldene Nase verdienen — to win or earn a large amount of money
- Italian: sbancare — to win or earn a large amount of money
- Italian: fare una fortuna — to win or earn a large amount of money
- Italian: fare cassa — to win or earn a large amount of money
- Polish: zbijać kasę — to win or earn a large amount of money
- Romanian: a da lovitura — to win or earn a large amount of money
- Russian: грести́ де́ньги лопатой (grestí dénʹgi lopatoj) — to win or earn a large amount of money
- Spanish: hacer su agosto — to win or earn a large amount of money
- Spanish: hacerse la América — to win or earn a large amount of money
- Spanish: ponerse las botas — to win or earn a large amount of money
- Spanish: devengar un dineral — to win or earn a large amount of money
- Spanish: forrarse — to win or earn a large amount of money