to be in a situation where one makes a lot of money with little effort
быть в ситуации, когда человек зарабатывает много денег с минимальными усилиями (byt' v situatsii, kogda chelovek zarabatyvayet mnogo deneg s minimal'nymi usiliyami)
"He’s been riding on the gravy train since he took over the family business."
"Он катается на греиви трейне с тех пор, как взял на себя семейный бизнес." (On katayetsya na greivi treine s tekh por, kak vzyal na sebya semeynyy biznes.)
People who have similar interests or personalities tend to b...
to start over again because the previous plan failed
to take responsibility for something difficult or unpleasant
to work through the details of something by discussion
to stop what you are doing and go home, especially after a p...
to repeat a mistake despite knowing it’s wrong