make out like a bandit

verb

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!”

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Meanings

verbmake out like a bandit (third-person singular simple present makes out like a bandit, present participle making out like a bandit, simple past and past participle made out like a bandit)

present singular third person makes out like a bandit · participle present making out like a bandit · participle past made out like a bandit · past made out like a bandit · alternative make out like bandits

  1. idiomaticinformalTo 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!

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APA

make out like a bandit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20out%20like%20a%20bandit

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Chicago

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