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turn a trick

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turn a trick

Sl. to perform an act of prostitution. (Use caution with the topic.) She can turn a trick and be on the streets again in six minutes flat. She's upstairs, turning a trick.

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turn a trick

  (American very informal)

to have sex with someone for money She'd been known to turn a trick when she needed a few dollars.

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turn a trick

Engage in sex for pay, as in A young prostitute may turn a dozen tricks in a few hours. This idiom uses trick in the sense of "a sexual act." [Slang; mid-1900s]

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turn a trick

tv. to perform an act of prostitution. (Usually objectionable.) She can turn a trick and be on the streets again in six minutes flat.

See also: trick, turn