turn tricks

slang To perform sexual acts for money. Typically said of a prostitute. A lot of these girls are addicts who started turning tricks to get drug money.

ˌturn a ˈtrick/ˈtricks

(American English, slang) have sex with somebody for money: Things got so bad for her financially that she even considered turning tricks to pay the rent.

See also: trick, turn

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See also:

burn a hole in (one's) pocket
color of someone's money, see the
be (right) on the money
a cash flow problem
cash flow problem
for a while
come into (some) money
come into money
be pushed for money
be pressed for money

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