Meaning of gravy boat | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A dish with a handle and spout, used to serve gravy or other sauces.
2. A source of easily obtained money or benefits.
   figuratively

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Examples

“Not only have⟳ suggestions for their elimination evoked a great hue and cry⟳ of protest⟳, but other pressure groups are plugging diligently in an effort to get⟳ aboard the "gravy boat."”

“Everybody had climbed aboard the "gravy boat”—except the landlord; and he wanted to get⟳ in, too.”

“Through drawing attention to that, many organisations which had never previously put⟳ in an application for assistance had tried to get⟳ on the gravy boat.”

“This herd behavior in not wanting to miss⟳ the gravy boat led to a collective lowering of standards that ended with the 2008 financial implosion.”

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