Idiom of the Day
make a killing
赚大钱；赚很多钱
Today: Thu, 05 Nov 2020
Meaning:
make a lot of money from a sale or a deal of some sort.
通过出售或某种交易方法赚到很多钱。
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.
我姑姑在发行股票后立即购买了一家公司的股票，并在几周后以她所付价格的三倍出售了这股股票赚了很多钱。
Lots of people made a killing when property values went so high back in the nineties.
上世纪90年代，房地产价格高涨，使许多人赚了很多钱。
Her new business was a fantastic success; she made a killing in its first two months
她的新项目取得了巨大的成功。 她在头两个月赚了很多钱。
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