- fast/quick buck
- sl шальны́е де́ньги
The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary.. 2014.
The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary.. 2014.
quick buck — Money made fast. ► “Quick Buck story: If some hell of a nice guy offers you a high return, can’t lose investment, keep your check book in your pocket.” (Forbes, June 21, 1993, p. 236) … American business jargon
quick\ buck — • fast buck • quick buck slang Money earned quickly and easily, and sometimes dishonestly. You can make a fast buck at the golf course by fishing balls out of the water trap. He isn t interested in a career; he s just looking for a quick buck … Словарь американских идиом
quick buck — AND fast buck n. a quickly or easily earned profit. □ I’m always on the lookout to make a fast buck. □ I need to make a quick buck without much effort … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
quick buck — noun quick or easy earnings, they are traders out to make a fast buck • Syn: ↑fast buck • Hypernyms: ↑net income, ↑net, ↑net profit, ↑lucre, ↑profit, ↑profits, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
quick buck — See: FAST BUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
quick buck — See: FAST BUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
make a quick buck — See: FAST BUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
make a quick buck — See: FAST BUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
make a quick buck — make a quick/fast buck ► often DISAPPROVING to earn money quickly and easily, especially by doing something illegal or dishonest: »They re more interested in making a quick buck than helping homeowners find the right loan. Main Entry: ↑buck … Financial and business terms
buck — buck1 [ bʌk ] noun count ** 1. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL a dollar: You can get the batteries for a few bucks at any drugstore. 2. ) bucks plural AMERICAN INFORMAL money: More and more bucks are being spent to achieve exactly the same ends. big bucks… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
buck — I UK [bʌk] / US noun [countable] Word forms buck : singular buck plural bucks 1) mainly American informal a dollar 2) bucks [plural] American informal money More and more bucks are being spent to achieve exactly the same ends. See: big bucks 3)… … English dictionary