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raking in the dough

getting a lot of money

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  • In the Depression Daze, we had 'Cupee' , 'Whitehouse' and a few 'hot dog'/Coney Island shops to rake in the dough of 'hard-put' citizens of the 1930's:
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In the 21st Century, we have McDonalds, Wendy's, Hardees, Burger King and others 'raking in the dough' in the FAST FOOD business

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Submitted by WerterBuch on November 22, 2015

Modified by TriplePurple on December 19, 2023

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hrabání v těstíčku

ramasser de l'argent

menggosok adonan

zgrabianie ciasta

ajuntando a massa

сгребать в тесто

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