make a fast buck

See: FAST BUCK.

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fast buck

[fast buck] or [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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pass the buck

[pass the buck] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make another person decide something or accept a responsibility or give orders instead of doing it yourself; shift or escape responsibility or blame; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

buck

[buck] See: [FAST BUCK] or [QUICK BUCK], [PASS THE BUCK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

make a quick buck

[make a quick buck] See: [FAST BUCK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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