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Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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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]
American Heritage Idioms