Make bank 发财了After getting the job at the audit firm, Fiona started to make bank.Jeffrey was making bank after getting promoted.Jonathon was making bank this Chinese New Year by getting red packets.Definition: Acquiring significant amount of money in a short period.Etymology:***发财了After winning the singing contest, she started to make bank. 比赛获奖,她开始发财.The internet stars are making banks by hosting bizarre shows. 网络红人发财.The one year old is making bank since all her relatives are giving her red envelops on her first birthday. 一岁小孩发财了,得了很多周岁红包.xxxxxxxxxxxSitting prettyRandall is sitting pretty after buying plenty of houses during the SARS crisis when the prices were low. The football club is sitting pretty after going 4 points clear at the top of the league table.Amy is sitting pretty on college applications after getting a perfect score on her SAT.Definition: Someone who is sitting pretty is in a good or fortunate situation, especially compared with others who are not so lucky.Etymology: This American expression comes from the early 1900's. Sitting is a comfortable position and pretty is an adjective suggesting beauty, this implies an easy, favorable situation.***幸运,过得好,令人羡慕 In other people's eyes, she is sitting pretty since she has all the enviable things in life, a good job, a rich family, a caring husband and a loving son. But few people know how hard she works because she believes nothing comes free. 别人羡慕她的生活,而她却不相信免费的午餐. If we work hard enough when we are young, we may have the chance to be sitting pretty when we get older. 少年不努力,老大徒伤悲!