10.19.2010

Glad you asked

Whatever It Is, I’m Against It: A gravy train in the hands is worth two in the gravy train station

Is a gravy train something you’d actually want in your hands? It sounds either very messy or very dangerous. What is a gravy train, anyway?

According to the Online Etymology Dictionary (featured on our very own Work Avoidance List) "gravy train (1927) was originally railroad slang for a short haul that paid well.

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