make a quick buck

make a quick buck

To make money quickly and/or without effort, often through dishonest, unscrupulous, or ethically dubious means. The people hawking T-shirts commemorating the tragedy are just looking to make a quick buck.
See also: buck, make, quick
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

make a fast/quick buck

(informal, often disapproving) earn money quickly and easily: He didn’t really care about the business — he just wanted to make a fast buck.
See also: buck, fast, make, quick
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • make a fast buck
  • make a fast/quick buck
  • quick buck
  • fast buck
  • ethically challenged
  • dodgy deal
  • (one) doesn't miss a trick
  • he, she, etc. doesn't miss a trick
  • heel
  • wide boy
References in periodicals archive
Dubai's property market has seen its ups and down over the past few years, with quite a few of those ups being caused by speculative land buyers looking to make a quick buck.
Closing the door on property speculators
Duncan asked why Britain and the US had not marched into Burma to help after the cyclone and said they both only went into Iraq to make a quick buck from the oil.
Letter: Your view - Buck stops here
Around 300 UK practices are now believed to have signed up to the deal - hopefully they will be as quick to adhere to Government guidelines as they were to try and make a quick buck.
The right treatment