Make a fast/quick buck In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "make a fast/quick buck", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tommy Tran calendar 2021-08-13 04:08

Meaning of Make a fast/quick buck

Synonyms:

make a bundle , make a quick killing

Make a fast/quick buck American disapproving informal verb phrase

To earn money quickly and easily, usually through dishonest or illegal work.

Andreina is hopeless now. All he cares about is how to make a quick buck.

People nowadays are just looking to make a fast buck.

Other phrases about:

put food on the table

To earn enough money to pay for basic expenses that one or one's family needs

turn an honest penny

To say that someone earns money in an honorable and legitimate way, typically through one's hard work.

nice little earner

To describe a job or business that is very profitable.

Grammar and Usage of Make a fast/quick buck

Verb Forms

  • makes a fast/quick buck
  • making a fast/quick buck
  • made a fast/quick buck

The verb "make" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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