gravy trains

But it is hard to be sure that the projects might not have materialised anyway, and the outfits can seem like gravy trains for local worthies.

这些合同看上去确实像是本地人发财的大好机会，但是很难确认这些项目是否最终被落到实处。

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in the past, the reply has usually been red tape and gravy trains. but his most recent focus group offered a new word: immigration.

但最近焦点的群体提供了一个新词：移民。

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