make a bundle
To make a very large amount of money, especially by doing something very successfully. We'll make a bundle if we can manage to secure a trading partner in China. I hear Sarah is making a bundle with sales from her latest novel.
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make a bundle
and make a pileto make a lot of money. John really made a bundle on that deal. I'd like to make a pile and retire.
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make a bundle
Also, make a pile. Make a great deal of money, as in When the market went up they made a bundle, or He made a pile from that department store. The first term, dating from about 1900, comes from the somewhat earlier use of bundle for a roll of banknotes. The variant, alluding to a heap of money, was first recorded in 1864.
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make a bundle
and make a pile tv. to make a lot of money. (see also
bundle.)
She made a bundle on a website investment. I want to buy a few stocks and make a pile in a few years. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.