Laughing all the way to the bank
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Making money easily or unexpectedly, reveling in profit with smug glee.
Origin
From 20th-century America, tied to Liberace's 1950s quip after critics panned his glitzy shows; he laughed to the bank with millions. A 1961 'Time' article quotes it. Possibly echoes 'cry all the way to the bank,' flipped to joy, growing into a brash idiom of cash-fueled mirth in a consumer age.
Usage Examples
- They mocked his invention, but he's laughing all the way to the bank.
- She's laughing all the way to the bank with that viral app.
- Sell that junk? I'm laughing all the way to the bank!
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