"cry all the way to the bank" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 表面上装可怜，实际赚大钱
• 虚假抱怨却赚了很多钱

Definition

这个表达意思是，别人批评你时你表面上假装难过，但实际上因为赚了很多钱而很高兴。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个短语带有讽刺和幽默色彩，多用于那些受批评却仍然赚大钱的人。常用于名人、艺人或有争议的企业。不用于正式场合，并非指真的在哭。

Examples

People said her product was silly, but she cried all the way to the bank.

大家说她的产品很傻，但她**一路笑着去银行**。

Despite negative reviews, the movie's director cried all the way to the bank.

尽管评价差，这部电影的导演还是**一路笑着去银行**。

He was laughed at for his idea, but ended up crying all the way to the bank.

他的想法被嘲笑，但最后他还是**一路笑着去银行**。

Everyone thought his invention was a joke, but now he's crying all the way to the bank.

大家都觉得他的发明是笑话，但现在他**一路笑着去银行**。

Critics trashed her book, but she just cried all the way to the bank with those sales.

评论家贬低了她的书，但凭销量她还是**一路笑着去银行**。

Let them complain—he's too busy crying all the way to the bank to care.

让他们抱怨吧——他忙着**一路笑着去银行**，根本不在乎。