American & Australian, informal

to earn money quickly and often in a way that is not honest.

Times are hard - you have to make a fast buck wherever and however you can.

• have a bee in bonnet
• have a bee in your bonnet
• have a blast
• have a bone to pick with
• have a bone to pick with someone
• have a bun in the oven
• have a card up sleeve
• have a card up your sleeve
• have a care in the world
• have a cat in hell's chance
• have a chance in hell
• have a charmed life
• have a chip on shoulder
• have a chip on your shoulder
• have a clue
• have a conniption fit
• have a cow
• have a crack at
• have a crack at something
• have a dog's chance
• have a downer on
• have a downer on someone
• have a enough on plate
• have a enough on your plate
• have a face like thunder