idiom · informal
make a killing
/meɪk ə ˈkɪlɪŋ/MAKE·a·KILL·ing
to earn a lot of money quickly or from a particular transaction
Examples
“They made a killing selling face masks during the shortage.”
“He made a killing on the property market before prices dropped.”
“The startup made a killing after its app went viral.”
Band 8 sentence
“Investors who bought early shares in the company made a killing when it went public.”
Collocations
- make a killing on sth
- make a killing selling / during
Word family
Common mistakes
make killing→make a killing
make a killing = giết người→make a killing = kiếm được rất nhiều tiền
He made a killing yesterday, so he is rich now → He made a killing yesterday, so he became rich→He made a killing yesterday, so he became rich
Say it for a higher band
5earn a lot→6earn a fortune→7+make a killing
Synonyms
profit a lot
earn a fortune
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