'gravy train'

[mackowy4]

'My daddy got here on the gravy train', co to może znaczyć? Tłumaczenie:
gravy train - a way of making money quickly, easily, and often dishonestly
jest oczywiste, ale mimo to nie jestem pewna, jak to przetłumaczyć. Fragment
tekstu pochodzi z piosenki śpiewanej przez G. Michaela.

[tuti]

dorobil sie nieuczciwie?
Osiagnal (swoja terazniejsza) pozycje nieuczyciwymi srodkami?

[mudzyn7]

This is one of those silly things, I know what it means but I can not explain it.

[mudzyn7]

bummer!

[paper_mate]

> dorobil sie nieuczciwie?

Czesto to prawda ale zwrot sam w sobie nie oznacza nieuczciwie.

"Gravy train" to przedsiewziecie ktore przynosi latwy i duzy dochod albo zysk
nawet niekoniecznie w postaci pieniedzy. Na przyklad bycie poslem, albo
jeszcze lepiej euro-poslem, to "gravy train" poniewaz jest to praca ktora
przyniosi duzo korzysci daleko poza bezposrednie wynagrodzenie.

[mudzyn7]

Once again, I'm going to quote my beloved Pink Floyd!
www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19990820

[mudzyn7]

And oh, OK: Pink Floyd named themselves after two American blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.

I knew that, hehe!

[paper_mate]

here's one by Mark Knopfler

Well the hanger-uppers and the hangers-on
Ridin’ on the gravy train
Champagne suppers with their daggers all drawn
Ridin’ on the gravy train
Some act tough, some act rude
Some bit of fluff complain about the food
You wanna see somebody getting really rude
Get on the gravy train, gravy train

[mizzmarymary]

Gravy train means to get a handout or a free ride. The "gravy train" is where you don't have to work
much,(at all) you get handouts and basically get somewhere you would never have gotten. So "gettin' on
the gravy train" means you can kick your feet up, watch the scenery go by and play your harmonica while
someone else feeds you.
:)

PS: Gravy train also was a dog food that made lots of "gravy" when you added water.

[mudzyn7]

So Mackowy I guess you have the explanation, now just sit back, enjoy yourself and play the harmonica.

[mudzyn7]

I love Mark Knopfler's music!
Who misses Dire Straits?