Grammar fix
make a fortune
earn enormous wealth
To earn or gain an extremely large amount of money.
How oftenCommon
LevelB2
Used inSpeech & writing
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
He made a fortune by investing in technology companies when they were still small.
My uncle made a fortune in property back in the nineties, but he still drives the same old car and never talks about money.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: He did a fortune from his business.
Say: He made a fortune from his business.
The fixed phrase is 'make a fortune', not 'do a fortune'.
Don't confuse it
Other ways to say it
Earn huge amounts of money
How muchA lotA fortune
clean upInformal: earn very well from a sale, event, or opportunity.make a killingInformal: make an exceptionally large profit from a particular opportunity.
make a fortuneYou're here · Emphasises earning an enormous amount of money.