Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

\"Riding the gravy train\"

Portuguese translation:

ganhando dinheiro fácil, trem da alegria

Added to glossary by Maria Catarina Donzelli
Jul 31, 2011 04:26
12 yrs ago
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English term

"Riding the gravy train"

English to Portuguese Art/Literary Music rock progressivo - UK
"Oh, by the way wich one's pink?
And if we tell you the name of the game, boy
We call it "Riding the gravy train"
We're just knocked out,
We heard about the sell out"

Have a Cigar - Roger Waters
Álbum Shine On - 1993

Estudo as letras da banda e estou procurando já há algum tempo o significado mais aproximado deste termo.

Agradeço ajuda desde já.

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English term (edited): \"riding the gravy train\"
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ganhando dinheiro fácil, trem da alegria

the gravy train
an activity from which people make a lot of money very quickly and easily A lot of people thought they'd get on the gravy train in the eighties and make some money out of property.

ganhando dinheiro fácil, trem da alegria

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Note added at 4 days (2011-08-04 15:14:33 GMT) Post-grading
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De nada, Catarina, disponha.
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levando a vida numa boa

Há várias maneiras de expressar esta ideia, "levar a vida numa boa" é uma sugestão. Veja a referência abaixo.
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fazendo bom dinheiro, nadando em dinheiro

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