🗓️ Idiom: Make a Killing (v)
💬 Meaning
- To earn or gain a large amount of money very quickly, often unexpectedly or with a single successful event.
- This idiom usually implies a significant profit or financial success in a short period of time.
🧠 Example Sentences
- He made a killing on the stock market last year.
- They made a killing when they sold their startup to a major tech company.
- She made a killing flipping real estate during the housing boom.
🏛️ Origin
The phrase comes from hunting or warfare, where a “killing” refers to a decisive or victorious action. Over time, it changed to describe a big win in business or finance, particularly one involving money.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
They __________ a killing by investing in cryptocurrency early on.
Answer
made
2. Choose the correct meaning of “make a killing”:
A) Suffer a financial loss
B) Break even on an investment
C) Earn a large profit quickly
Answer
C) Earn a large profit quickly
3. Rewrite the sentence using: Make a Killing
“He earned a huge amount of money when he sold his shares.”
Answer
He made a killing when he sold his shares.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
