to earn a lot
91work socks off — work (your) socks off informal to work very hard. The lawyers that I know earn a lot of money but they work their socks off …
92dink — noun (C) informal Double Income No Kids; one of two young people who are married to each other and who both earn a lot of money, but who have no children; dinky 2 BrE …
93lucrative — adjective a job or activity that is lucrative lets you earn a lot of money; profitable: Flynn had a lucrative contract at Warners …
94rake — 1 noun 1 (C) a gardening tool with a row of metal teeth at the end of a long handle, used for making soil level, gathering up dead leaves etc 2 (C) old fashioned a man who behaves in an unacceptable way, having many sexual relationships, drinking …
95basic */*/*/ — UK [ˈbeɪsɪk] / US adjective 1) forming the main or most important part of something, without which it cannot really exist Rice is the basic ingredient of the dish. We have the basic framework for an agreement. basic to: Honesty and trust are… …
96haul in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms haul in : present tense I/you/we/they haul in he/she/it hauls in present participle hauling in past tense hauled in past participle hauled in informal 1) to earn a lot of money Their new business venture… …
97lion’s share — n. the largest portion. □ I earn a lot, but the lion’s share goes for taxes. □ The lion’s share of the surplus cheese goes to school cafeterias …
98hedge fund — noun a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short selling and heavy leveraging • Syn: ↑hedgefund •… …
99make money — 1. To acquire wealth 2. To make a profit • • • Main Entry: ↑money * * * make ˈmoney idiom to earn a lot of money; to make a profit • The movie should make money. • …
100be supposed — 1 a : to be expected to do something They are supposed to arrive tomorrow. She was supposed to be here an hour ago. The movie was supposed to earn a lot of money at the box office, but it didn t. 1 b …
