make a buck

made a buck

Definition of make a buck - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

money

gain money quickly or easily

She sold lemonade to make a buck.

finance

earn money through work or activity

He started a blog to make a buck.

earn a living

make money

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Expressions with make

make of

produce or construct from materials

They made a sculpture of clay.

make sense

be logical or understandable

His explanation didn't make sense to anyone.

make bread

prepare and bake bread from ingredients

She loves to make bread every weekend.

make conversation

talk to fill silence or be polite

She tried to make conversation at the dinner party.

make one's bed

arrange the bed after sleeping in it

Every morning, I make my bed neatly.

make one's eyes water

cause tears to form in the eyes

The onions make my eyes water.

Expressions with buck

buck passing

act of shifting responsibility to someone else

The manager's buck passing frustrated the entire team.

buck naked

adj.

completely without clothes

He ran out of the bathroom buck naked.

buck up

become more cheerful or confident

After the pep talk, he began to buck up.

buck wild

adj.

extremely energetic and lively

The kids went buck wild at the playground.

bang for the buck

getting good value for the money spent

This phone gives the best bang for the buck.

buck the system

resist or oppose established rules or authority

She decided to buck the system and start her own business.

buck the trend

resist or oppose a prevailing tendency

She decided to buck the trend and start her own business.

bang for your buck

value received for the money spent

This car offers the best bang for your buck.

buck up one's ideas

improve one's behavior or performance

You need to buck up your ideas if you want to succeed.

buck's a buck

every dollar counts

She saved every penny because a buck's a buck.

Examples of make a buck in a sentence

They started a side business to make a buck.
She freelanced on weekends to make a buck.
They sold lemonade to make a buck.

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French:gagner de l'argent, ...
German:schnell Geld verdienen, Geld verdienen, ...
Italian:fare soldi, guadagnare qualche soldo, ...
Spanish:ganar dinero, ganarse un dinero, ...
Portuguese:ganhar dinheiro, ...
Chinese:赚快钱, 赚钱, ...
Japanese:お金を稼ぐ, 儲ける, ...
Arabic:رَبِحَ, جَنَى, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲשׂוֹת כֶּסֶף קַל, לְהַרְוִיחַ כֶּסֶף, ...
Russian:зарабатывать, ...
Ukrainian:зробити гроші, підзаробляти, ...
Hindi:पैसा कमाना, धन अर्जित करना, ...
Bengali:একটু টাকা কামানো, কিছু টাকা কামানো, ...
Catalan:guanyar uns diners, guanyar diners, ...
Czech:přijít si na pár korun, vydělávat peníze, ...
Danish:tjene en skilling, tjene penge, ...
Dutch:snel geld verdienen, geld verdienen, ...
Greek:βγάζω χρήματα, κερδίζω χρήματα, ...
Hungarian:pénzt keresni, anyagi haszonra szert tenni, ...
Khmer:រកលុយបានឆាប់, រកប្រាក់, ...
Korean:돈을 벌다, 수익을 올리다, ...
Persian:پولی درآوردن, درآمد کسب کردن, ...
Polish:zarabiać pieniądze, dorabiać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):ganhar um trocado, ganhar dinheiro, ...
Romanian:a face rost de bani, a face bani, ...
Swedish:tjäna en hacka, tjäna pengar, ...
Thai:หาเงิน, สร้างรายได้, ...
Turkish:para kazanmak, gelir elde etmek, ...
Vietnamese:kiếm chác, kiếm sống, ...

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