But, Rob, buying shares is no laughing matter. This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English and we're looking at the funny phrase 'laughing all the way to the bank', which means 'to make lots of money very easily'. Now the two companies have merged, shareholders will be laughing all the way to the bank! So when we come to sell it, we'll be laughing all the way to the bank. Since we bought it, the price of our house has greatly increased. The florist laughed all the way to the bank when she signed a deal to supply all the hotels in the chain with flowers. Seriously, Feifei! If I 'laugh all the way to the bank', it just means I have made lots of money very easily. I'm laughing all the way to the bank! For the first time in my life I'm rich!Ĭalm down, Rob! I think you'd get some strange looks if you went to the bank laughing – the bank has all your money - there's nothing to laugh about. No, Feifei – the price of the shares has risen and I've doubled my money. Well, I bought loads of shares in that new chain of burger restaurants and guess what? Hello and welcome to The English We Speak.
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