Wiktionary
make out like a bandit
alt. (context idiomatic English) To profit greatly; to get an excessively good deal vb. (context idiomatic English) To profit greatly; to get an excessively good deal
Usage examples of "make out like a bandit".
Then some carpetbagger comes along and decides to cheat, steal, hoodwink, make out like a bandit, and give an innocent business and its people a bad name.