make a killing

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To win or earn a large amount of money.

Japanese Meaning

大金を儲ける、一攫千金する

If the vintage guitar sells at auction, she'll make a killing.

もしそのビンテージギターがオークションで売れれば、彼女は大もうけするだろう。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To win or earn a large amount of money.

Now if they were playing faro I could make a killing.

makes a killing

（ present singular third-person ）

making a killing

（ participle present ）

made a killing

（ participle past ）

made a killing

（ past ）