rake it in
idiom
: to earn a lot of money
The owners of that restaurant must be really raking it in.
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Southern kids rake it in, receiving $5.71 per tooth, up from $5.51 in 2024, to take the most lucrative spot this year from the West.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
The kingpins at the top of the criminal tree rake it in, while those doing the donkey work as affiliates can also make the big bucks but with a much greater chance of getting caught factored in.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Pull it out or rake it in?
—oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2021
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
The kingpins at the top of the criminal tree rake it in, while those doing the donkey work as affiliates can also make the big bucks but with a much greater chance of getting caught factored in.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Pull it out or rake it in?
—oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2021
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“Rake it in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20it%20in. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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