turn a trick
slang To perform sexual acts for money. Typically said of a prostitute. More commonly seen as "turn tricks." A lot of these girls are addicts who started turning a trick to get drug money.
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.
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]
turn a trick
(of a prostitute) have a session with a client. informalˌturn 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.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.