make a killing (?.)

• be caught short
• be short
• bear the palm
• belong
• break the bank
• bucket
• bucketshop
• capitalize on
• capture
• carry
• carry away
• carry it
• carry off
• carry the day
• cash in on
• clean up
• clear
• coin money
• come out first
• commercialize
• deposit margin
• finish in front
• fluke
• gain
• gain by
• gain the day
• go long
• gross
• hit it
• hit the jackpot
• hit the mark
• hold on
• make a scoop
• make money
• make money by
• margin up
• miss the market
• net
• operate
• overstay the market
• play the market
• plunge
• profit
• pyramid
• realize
• realize on
• ring the bell
• scalp
• scoop the market
• score
• score a success
• speculate
• stag
• stag the market
• take a flier
• take the cake
• trade on margin
• turn a penny
• turn to account
• turn to profit
• turn up trumps
• venture
• win
• win out
• win the battle
• win the laurels
• win the palm
• win the prize
• win through