Frequency rank: 37,772. – 38,256.
- to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pocketsidiomatic expression
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'u' ending
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
This phrase is used to describe someone who is benefiting from a situation without putting in the effort, often in a dishonest or unethical way.
He is making money without working on that project.
Generated collocations (experimental)
あまいしるをすう甘い汁を吸うto be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pocketsあまいしるをすわせる甘い汁を吸わせるto let someone benefit from a good situationあまいしるをすう甘い汁を吸うしょうばい商売a business that profits without effortあまいしるをすう甘い汁を吸うひと人a person who takes advantage of a good opportunityあまいしるをすう甘い汁を吸うりけん利権a vested interest that brings easy profitsあまいしるをすい甘い汁を吸いつづける続けるto keep benefiting from an advantageous situationうら裏であまいしるをすう甘い汁を吸うto benefit behind the scenesあまいしるをすう甘い汁を吸うためのさく策a strategy to profit easilyあまいしるをすわれる甘い汁を吸われるto be taken advantage of in a profitable situationあまいしるをすう甘い汁を吸うたちば立場a position that allows one to profit without effort
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