Make a killing

Synonyms for "make a killing" (69 found)

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Closest matches (14)

be caught shortbe shortbear the palmbelongbreak the bankbucketbucketshopcapitalize oncapturecarrycarry awaycarry itcarry offcarry the day

Strong matches (21)

cash in onclean upclearcoin moneycome out firstcommercializedeposit marginfinish in frontflukegaingain bygain the daygo longgrosshit ithit the jackpothit the markhold onmake a scoopmake money
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make money by

Related words (34)

margin upmiss the marketnetoperateoverstay the marketplay the marketplungeprofitpyramidrealizerealize onring the bellscalpscoop the marketscorescore a successspeculatestagstag the markettake a flier
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take the caketrade on marginturn a pennyturn to accountturn to profitturn up trumpsventurewinwin outwin the battlewin the laurelswin the palmwin the prizewin through

Sample sentences

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"Now if they were playing faro I could make a killing."

Source: wiktionary

And I said I still make a pretty good living / But you must make a killing / A killing

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Danny Boyle's critical darling 'Slumdog Millionaire' has made a killing at the box office and is now being lavished with awards.

Source: wiktionary