Cultural Use
Gravy, and its perceived richness, have contributed to its use in several cultural contexts:
- Used as a descriptive noun, gravy indicates that all is well. "Don't worry, we're gravy."
- The idiom gravy train, used to refer to any lucrative endeavor, but in particular such endeavors which capitalize on the success of other people.
- Also used as slang for extra benefits in the idiom "everything else is gravy."
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