make a killing
Reap massive profits
To make a killing is to earn a large profit quickly, especially through a single transaction or investment: He made a killing in real estate during the boom.
The phrase suggests windfall success rather than gradual accumulation—money made fast and big.
- clean upRestore order to
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- hit the jackpotWin a major prize
- cash inConvert assets to money
- profitGain exceeding expenditure
fortune · gain · bonanza · big score · score · jackpot · capitalize · gold mine · strike oil · lucky break · strike it rich · easy money · strike gold · payout · cash cow · realize · benefit · rake it in
- success idiomshit the jackpot, strike gold, rags to riches, come out on top, hit it out of the park
- greedgreed, avarice, covetousness, cupidity, materialism
- money slangbucks, dough, moolah, cheddar, cash
financial outcome
make a killinglose one's shirt
Forfeit all assets
take a bath · go bankrupt · lose big · go bust · take a hit
effort-to-reward ratio
make a killingbreak even
No gain, no loss
come up empty · tread water · spin one's wheels · come up short
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