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Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs