makes a killing
Reaps huge profits
Makes a killing means to earn a large profit quickly, usually through a single transaction or venture: He made a killing in real estate during the boom.
The phrase suggests sudden, impressive financial success rather than steady accumulation.
Despite the violent imagery, it carries no negative connotation—just emphasis on the size of the gain.
- hit the jackpotWin a major prize
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- big scoreMajor criminal take
- cashReady spending funds
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
quick buck · profit · profit margin · cashing in · gold · striking gold · wealth · cash cow · success · lucky break · gamble · high stakes · speculation · fortune · stack · venture · earnings · advantage
degree of success
makes a killingbombs
Explosive munitions dropped
flops · crashes and burns · falls flat · strikes out · treads water
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