money in the bank
Sure thing financially
Money in the bank is something you can count on—a sure thing, a guaranteed outcome.
The phrase treats certainty like deposited funds, safe and accessible: With her experience, this interview is money in the bank.
It can also refer literally to savings or financial security: I'd rather have money in the bank than a new car.
- savings accountInterest-bearing bank holding
- sure thingGuaranteed outcome or agreement
- in the bagCertain to succeed
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
- slam dunkForceful basket from above
done deal · debit card · currency · certainty · safety net · safe bet · inevitability · WWE · no-brainer · interest rate · reliability · assurance · lock-in · deposit · checkbook · trust · balance · withdrawal
- Easy Thingseasy, simple, easy peasy, easy-peasy, easy as pie
money in the bankdebt
Money owed another
in the red · living paycheck to paycheck · financial ruin · gambling · broke
money in the banklong shot
Unlikely to succeed
crapshoot · gamble · Hail Mary · shot in the dark · roll of the dice
money in the bankfrozen assets
Legally inaccessible wealth
real estate holdings · long-term investments · equity stake · retirement funds · trust fund
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