ăn bẫm

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Definition

1. Verb (vulgar, slang):
   • To win excessively; to secure an exaggerated or disproportionate profit: This term describes gaining a very large or unfair advantage, especially in a competitive or financial context. It implies profiting in a way that is considered excessive, easy, or unearned.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hắn chơi chứng khoán và ăn bẫm trong đợt sóng vừa rồi. (He played the stock market and won excessively in the recent wave.)
  • Nhà cái đó luôn tìm cách để ăn bẫm. (That bookmaker always finds ways to secure an exaggerated profit.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is inherently informal and carries a negative connotation, often suggesting that the gain is unfair, unscrupulous, or comes at the expense of others. It is frequently used in contexts of gambling, speculation, or sharp business practices.

Variants and Related Words

• Ăn đậm (v, slang): to profit heavily; to have a big win. This is a slightly less vulgar synonym.
  • Vụ đầu tư đó giúp họ ăn đậm. (That investment helped them profit heavily.)

Synonyms

• To clean up (slang): to make a large financial gain.
• To profit exorbitantly: to gain an excessively high profit.
• To win big (often with negative connotation): to win a large amount, sometimes implying it was too easy or unfair.

Related Idioms

• Ăn như tằm ăn rỗi: to eat/consume voraciously. While not a direct synonym, it shares the metaphorical sense of consuming or taking in an excessive, relentless manner.
  • Công ty độc quyền đó ăn như tằm ăn rỗi trên thị trường. (That monopoly company consumes the market voraciously.)