English term
synonym " they were all making money hand over fist"?
contexte:He had been a young man when he first left home to make his fortune. There were plenty of Greeks in East Africa in those days, and news came back that they were all making money hand over fist.
| 4 +1 | they were all amassing considerable fortunes |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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| 4 +1 | left and right |
Veronika McLaren
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| 4 +1 | license to print money |
NancyLynn
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| 5 | raking in the dough |
Audra deFalco (X)
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| 4 | they were all making a lot of money |
Martin Riordan
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| 4 | they were all successful financially |
Mwananchi
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| 3 | relentlessly |
Daniel Frisano
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| Quickly and continuously |
Kim Metzger
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Italy
100% human translation, always
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, German to Italian, and 14 more.
relentlessly
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand) , Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, European/Portugal) 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
they were all making a lot of money
they were all amassing considerable fortunes
All scorned the medical establishment for avarice while amassing considerable fortunes of their own; and although the American Medical Association castigated ...; www.monticello.org/site/research.../martin-daws... -
After amassing a considerable fortune, he moved his business from Milton to Scottsville. From 1808 until his death, Dawson was a county magistrate. He was ...
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Charles Davis
: Yes: not just a lot, but lots and lots!
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Thanks, Charles, or "stacks/tons" of money, but I went for a clear meaning here as I imagine it for translation to another language.
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Carpe diem!
Native in: German , English
Works in: English, German to English, English to German, and 3 more.
left and right
The expression means "very rapidly" and likely comes from rope-climbing, where the free hand is passed over and above the fist holding the rope (Penguin Dictionary of Idioms)
license to print money
One fun expression I sometimes hear is "he must have a license to print money!"
HTH.
they were all successful financially
raking in the dough
Reference comments
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Discussion
Coining it (British and Australian)
Raking in the money/Raking it in
Making a bundle
Making a killing
Cleaning up