| 单词 | quick buck |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquick buck quick buck n. [ < quick adj. + buck n.8] chiefly North American money that is earned quickly or easily, typically by illicit or unscrupulous means; = fast buck n. and adj. at fast adj. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > [noun] > turning over in course of trade > swift return nimble shilling1801 fast buck1944 quick buck1946 society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > [noun] > money earned quickly fast buck1944 quick buck1946 1946 Billboard 21 Dec. 32/3 The names who run for the quick buck are mainly the ones operating on inadequate info. 1947 Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald 26 Dec. 7/1 Smyth..has turned to publicity for a quick buck. 1972 National Observer (U.S.) 27 May 20/2 Richard Chamberlain is no dripping-behind-the-ears graduate of the school of ‘charm acting’ (his phrase) out for a quick buck at the expense of the classics. 2004 M. Ritter Return to Dresden i. 9 The merchants rushed in to make a quick buck. < as lemmas |
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