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cry all the way to the bank
cry all the way to the bank
Fig. to make a lot of money on something that one ought to be ashamed of. Jane: Have you read the new book by that romance novelist? They say it sold a million copies, but it's so badly written that the author ought to be ashamed of herself. Alan: I'm sure she's crying all the way to the bank. That dreadful movie had no artistic merit. I suppose the people who produced it are crying all the way to the bank.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Billy | | ['bili] | |
Quirin | | KVEE-reen | German |
Audrey | | ['ɔ:dri] | |
LeocÁDia | | - | Portuguese |
Set | | SET (English), SAYT (English) | Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized) |
Denisa | | de-NEE-sah (Romanian) | Czech, Slovak, Romanian |