English · Idiom Candidate

turn a trick

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To accomplish something cleverly or skillfully

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thành công một cách thông minh hoặc khéo léo

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: perform a magical or deceptive feat

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

I used to turn tricks to pay for dope.

Do you think I want to see my kids turning tricks for a smear of white powder? '

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “turn a trick” mean?

To accomplish something cleverly or skillfully Literally: perform a magical or deceptive feat

Is “turn a trick” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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