gravy time
n.— «It’s gravy time in the 6th and 9th circuits. If the bill becomes law, vacancies will actually outnumber the candidates.» —“Here We Go Again” Florence Morning News (South Carolina) Mar. 25, 1977. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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