make out like a bandit
To profit greatly; to get an excessively good deal
Somebody must be making out like a bandit if they have managed to sell a $50 product for $500 like that!
bandit
/ˈbændɪt/
noun 5verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
experienced, notorious
VERB + BANDIT
aim, escape, like, read, threw
BANDIT + NOUN
news, posse, terror
PREP.
in, off, out, up
Definitions
noun
1
One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
Do you recollect a story my nurse told us of a Sicilian bandit, the terror of the country?—how he saved a young child from a cottage on fire, brought it up delicately, and far removed from his own pursuits; while, at his execution, his chief regret was the future provision for that boy?
2
An outlaw.
3
One who cheats others.
4
An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged.
5
A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.
verb
1
To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.
First, she read the bandit news in the paper, and was rather disappointed to learn that her man had evidently taken a night off from banditing. An imitator of the bandit had made an unsuccessful attempt to hold up a drug-store, and had backed out and run when the nervy proprietor reached for a gun; but that was all.
As the sanctuary was bandited at least once, it may be that the silver wine cups I have are from the treasure.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
- brigand
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
time bandit
Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.
The telephone can be as much of a time bandit as the drop-in visitor.
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Do you recollect a story my nurse told us of a Sicilian bandit, the terror of the country?—how he saved a young child from a cottage on fire, brought it up delicately, and far removed from his own pur
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First, she read the bandit news in the paper, and was rather disappointed to learn that her man had evidently taken a night off from banditing. An imitator of the bandit had made an unsuccessful attem
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As the sanctuary was bandited at least once, it may be that the silver wine cups I have are from the treasure.
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In an attempt to escape, the bandit took the lives of four hostages.
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This guy is a bandit.
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That guy is a bandit.
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