fast/quick buck
noun
: money that is earned or gotten quickly
greedy opportunists looking to make a fast/quick buck
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Some of those voting have been offered the chance to make a quick buck.
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Christian Edwards, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The group offered Anna a few consultations with a volunteer psychologist, who told her not to panic — the man was probably a grifter, one of the many Russians who played on the community’s fear to make a quick buck.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
No doubt, some Kelly fan is scoffing and insisting this is no big deal, and that surely Donald Trump — the guy behind Trump University — is the last person who could criticize Kelly for making a quick buck on an unsavory endorsement deal.
—Jim Geraghty, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
He is keyed into this sly figure’s antics and confidently channels his hunger for making a quick buck, but is less convincing when required to tune into more subtle registers.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2024
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Christian Edwards, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The group offered Anna a few consultations with a volunteer psychologist, who told her not to panic — the man was probably a grifter, one of the many Russians who played on the community’s fear to make a quick buck.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
No doubt, some Kelly fan is scoffing and insisting this is no big deal, and that surely Donald Trump — the guy behind Trump University — is the last person who could criticize Kelly for making a quick buck on an unsavory endorsement deal.
—Jim Geraghty, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
He is keyed into this sly figure’s antics and confidently channels his hunger for making a quick buck, but is less convincing when required to tune into more subtle registers.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2024
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