gravy train

noun

, Slang.

1. a position in which a person or group receives excessive and unjustified money or advantages with little or no effort:

   The top executives were on the gravy train with their huge bonuses.

gravy train

noun

1. slang.
   a job requiring comparatively little work for good pay, benefits, etc

gravy train

1. A job or project that requires little effort but yields considerable profits: “His father worked hard to build the company, but all Percy has to do is sit back and ride the gravy train.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of gravy train¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

He questioned whether the government was dragging the "issue out to exhaust victims until their deaths" and if the scheme has become a "gravy train" for its lawyers.

From BBC

Because there’s only so much money for the leader to throw around, and the more people there are on the gravy train, the less there is for each individual insider.

From Salon

He questions whether the government is dragging the "issue out to exhaust victims until their deaths" and if the scheme has become a "gravy train" for its lawyers.

From BBC

They realized they hadn’t branched out like she had and that their livelihoods would end if their Bravo gravy train petered out.

From Los Angeles Times

“There’s this notion, ironically, that there’s some gravy train for scientists,” he said.

From New York Times