Make out like a bandit spoken language positive verb phrase
To be extremely successful or make a large profit.
Adele made out like a bandit with "Hello".
I've just made out like a bandit with investments in real estate.
They made out like a bandit when their startup company was bought by a giant group.
James is making out like a bandit developing apps for our company.
To be extremely successful and admired by a range of people.
To narrowly succeed or defeat someone in something
One has the potential for being successful in the future ahead.
To succeed in something by only a small amount
If someone is going through a purple patch, that means they have a very successful or lucky period, especially in sports.
It is mostly used in the past tense.
To begin to decline or deteriorate decline; to get worse very quickly
After his leg's injury, his skiing career hit the skids.