rake it in
Earn big money
To rake it in is to make money rapidly and in large amounts, as if sweeping it toward yourself with a garden tool: The casino was raking it in on fight night.
The phrase implies easy or abundant profit, often with a hint of envy or disapproval.
- cash inConvert assets to money
- earnGain by working
- profitGain exceeding expenditure
- make bankEarn substantial money
- gainPositive return received
lucrative · money maker · hit the jackpot · clean up · gravy train · prosperous · fat cat · rolling in it · hustle · win big · income · make a killing · make money · bring home the bacon · windfall · fortune · amass · easy money
- greedgreed, avarice, covetousness, cupidity, materialism
- money slangbucks, dough, moolah, cheddar, cash
financial ease
rake it inscrape by
Survive with minimal resources
live in poverty · pinch pennies · tighten one's belt · scrimp and save · go without