What does LOL to the bank mean?

: to make a lot of money especially by doing something that other people thought was foolish or amusing People thought his invention was ridiculous, but now he's laughing all the way to the bank.

Where did the term laugh all the way to the bank come from?

All this is a far cry from Liberace, who coined the phrase "laughing all the way to the bank" after suing the Daily Mirror in 1959 over an article alleging he was gay.

What does cry all the way to the bank mean?

(idiomatic) To be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause. When his rich aunt died, he was crying all the way to the bank.

What does it mean to laugh to the bank?

: to make a lot of money especially by doing something that other people thought was foolish or amusing People thought his invention was ridiculous, but now he's laughing all the way to the bank.

Who said I cried all the way to the bank?

In 1946, the Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier wrote, "Eddie Walker is perhaps the wealthiest fight manager in the game." After his fighter lost a recent fight, the article said, Walker "felt so terrible, he cried all the way to the bank." So Shapiro says Liberace popularized the phrase but didn't coin it.

What does 'lol' stand for?

Who said you can take that to the bank?

Quotes. Senator Vernon Trent : You can take that to the bank! Mason Storm : I'm gonna take you to the bank, Senator Trent. To the blood bank!

How do you use take it to the bank?

can take (something) to the bank. Can believe a particular statement or piece of information because it is definitely true (at least according to the speaker). I heard from a very reliable source that this company is about to close—you can take it to the bank.

What does make some bank mean?

A phrase that refers to a person earning money, most likely a large amount, which is where the "bank" part comes in; often used in informal settings because of its association with bragging; also appears as "make bank."

What's a bank in slang?

noun - uncountable. a great deal of money. After Terrel Davis renegotiated his contract, he made bank. See more words with the same meaning: many, much, lots. See more words with the same meaning: money.

What does Big bank mean in slang?

big bang. [ bĭg ] The explosion of an extremely small, hot, and dense body of matter that, according to some cosmological theories, gave rise to the universe between 12 and 20 billion years ago. Compare big crunch steady state theory. See also open universe.

What are the 2 meanings of bank?

1 : a business where people deposit and withdraw their money and borrow money. 2 : a small closed container in which money may be saved. 3 : a storage place for a reserve supply a blood bank.

What does going to the bank mean?

Definitions include: used to tell someone to stop messing with people. fired up and ready to go.

What is living hand to mouth?

to have just enough money to live on and nothing extra: My father earned very little and there were four kids, so we lived from hand to mouth. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

What does paying through the nose mean?

pay through the nose. Pay an excessive amount for something, as in We paid through the nose for that vacation. The origin of this term has been lost. Possibly it alludes to the Danish nose tax, imposed in Ireland in the 9th century, whereby delinquent taxpayers were punished by having their noses slit. [

What does show somebody the door mean?

Order someone to leave, as in I never should have listened to him; I should have shown him the door at once. This expression, first recorded in 1778, is not the same as show someone to the door (see under show someone out).