soldi a palate

a ton of money

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a ton of money An informal idiom used with fare or fare soldi to mean earning or making a very large amount of money.
IT: Con quel lavoro fa soldi a palate.
EN: He makes a ton of money with that job.

Perché adesso fa soldi a palate.

Because now he’s making tons of money.

— Blow Out (1981)

C'è da fare soldi a palate.

There’s a ton of money to be made.

— Blow Out (1981)

Stai facendo soldi a palate.

You're making money hand over fist.

— Un affare di famiglia (2018)

È nel giro dei porno e fa soldi a palate.

He’s in the porn business and makes a ton of money.

— La pelle che abito (2011)