make a buck

idiom

: to earn money
I am just working hard, trying to make a buck.

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The franchise is absolutely crawling with demons — and therefore crawling with opportunities to make a buck. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 The move once again has Trump at odds with Congress’s China hawks, who argue the administration is shortchanging America’s national security interests to make a buck. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Aug. 2025 When Prohibition was finally repealed in 1933, the city’s criminals were forced to find new ways to make a buck. Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025 Cause just slapping s*** to make a buck is like, come on now. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for make a buck

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