あま
甘
　
い
しる
汁
　
を
す
吸
　
う

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to be onto a good thing, to make money without working, to line one's pockets.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あま
甘
　
い
しる
汁
　
を
す
吸
　
う
 甘い汁を吸う あまいしるをすう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い　カン　うま.い (Early Jr. High, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
soup, juice, broth
しる　ジュウ　つゆ (Early High School, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
suck, imbibe, inhale
キュウ　す.う (6th, N3)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
reach out, exert, exercise
およ.ぶ　キュウ　おい (Early Jr. High, N1)
from, possessive particle, whereupon
ノ　の　すなわ.ち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)