chollo
bargain ; steal ; cushy number ; cushy job ; cushy deal ; gravy train ; bandwagon.
In general, the costs of packages vary considerably, but it is usually the case that you get what you pay for, although there are some notable bargains.
A steal now but iron ore is set to soar.
Most of us would dearly love a cushy number - a job which combines the maximum rewards with minimal work.
But the definition of a cushy job has changed in an era of corporate downsizing, economic uncertainty and a slowdown in the housing market.
There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
If teaching is such a gravy train job, why don't they get degrees and see what it's like to be standing at the front of the class.
Some respondents were not averse to describing IT merely as another bandwagon.
chollo del siglo
gravy train
If teaching is such a gravy train job, why don't they get degrees and see what it's like to be standing at the front of the class.
encontrar un chollo
come in for + a good thing
be in for a good thing
be into a good thing
They are the kind who complain of their hard luck when some one else happens to come in for a good thing.
The value of shares were steadily rising and we began to hope that we might be in for a good thing at last.
They are plainly and simply greedy people who are into a good thing.
ser un chollo
be a bargain
be a real snatch
The outcome of the bidding was slightly disappointing for the vendor, but they say it was a bargain for the buyer.
I've just bought this one for £250 - a real snatch as far as I'm concerned.
tener un chollo
come in for + a good thing
be in for a good thing
be into a good thing
They are the kind who complain of their hard luck when some one else happens to come in for a good thing.
The value of shares were steadily rising and we began to hope that we might be in for a good thing at last.
They are plainly and simply greedy people who are into a good thing.