Idiom of the Day
make a killing
賺大錢
Today: Thu, 05 Nov 2020
Meaning:
make a lot of money from a sale or a deal of some sort.
通過出售或某種交易方法賺到很多錢。
For example:
My aunt made a killing when she bought some shares in a company as soon as they were issued, and sold them a few weeks later for three times what she paid.
我姑姑在發行股票後立即購買了一家公司的股票,並在幾周後以她所付價格的三倍出售了這股股票賺了很多錢。
Lots of people made a killing when property values went so high back in the nineties.
上世紀90年代,房地產價格高漲,使許多人賺了很多錢。
Her new business was a fantastic success; she made a killing in its first two months
她的新項目取得了巨大的成功。 她在頭兩個月賺了很多錢。
Quick Quiz
After Julie made a killing on the stock exchange, she
a. did her time in jail
b. recovered in a hospital
c. celebrated in a nightclub