laugh all the way to the bank
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
to be very happy about making a lot of money
Literally: laughing while going to the bank
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Shrewd movie bosses are laughing all the way to the bank — they have already planned Home Alone 3.
There is a banker paying out money, and it is possible for the two players to link arms and laugh all the way to the bank.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “laugh all the way to the bank” mean?
to be very happy about making a lot of money Literally: laughing while going to the bank
Is “laugh all the way to the bank” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.