Новый большой англо-русский словарь - gravy
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gravy
1. сок, который выделяется из мяса при жаренье, тушении 2. подливка; соус excellent gravy —- превосходная подливка 3. сл. легкая нажива; незаконные доходы; взятка to dip in the gravy —- поживиться, прикарманить казенные деньги Id: gravy train —- сл. легкий заработок; доходное место; выгодное предприятие Id: to ride the gravy train —- загребать деньги Id: to board the gravy train —- выгодно устроиться Id: by gravy!, good gravy! —- черт возьми!, вот те на!, вот так так!, не может быть! (восклицание, выражающее удивление, досаду)
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the juices exuding from meat during and after cooking. b a dressing or sauce for food, made from these or from other materials, e.g. stock. 2 sl. unearned or unexpected money. Phrases and idioms gravy-boat a boat-shaped vessel for serving gravy. gravy train sl. a source of easy financial benefit. Etymology: ME, perh. from a misreading as grav{eacute} of OF gran{eacute}, prob. f. grain spice: see GRAIN ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun (plural gravies) Etymology: Middle English gravey, from Anglo-French grave broth, stew Date: 14th century 1. a sauce made from the thickened and seasoned juices of cooked meat 2. a. something additional or unexpected that is pleasing or valuable with expenses now paid, future money is pure ~ — K. Crossen b. unearned or illicit gain ; graft V ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(gravies) Gravy is a sauce made from the juices that come from meat when it cooks. N-MASS ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
4.
~ n 1 a sauce made from the juice that comes from meat as it cooks, mixed with flour 2 slang, especially AmE money, profit, or something that you like that is gained when you do not expect it ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1381, from O.Fr. granй (with -n- misread for -u -- the character used for -v- in medieval manuscripts) "sauce, stew," probably originally "properly grained, seasoned," from L. granum "grain, seed." Gravy train (1927) was originally railroad slang for a short haul that paid well. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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