Meaning of big bucks | Babel Free

Definitions

Lots of money.

idiomatic, plural, plural-only

Examples

“The new managing director must be making big bucks after his promotion.”

“Ohio always was home, where his family and friends were, and such is the man’s allegiance to Ohio State that he once donated the equivalent of a full scholarship back to the school—and this was before he was making the big, big bucks.”

“But he was unable to get a gun permit and make the big bucks of an armed security guard, so he made minimum wage as a seasonal-hire watchman”

“After all the carping about how little teachers are paid, if someone enters the teaching profession for the big bucks aren't they too stupid to be teaching our kids?”

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