hit a lick
Make quick money
To hit a lick is slang for making quick money, often through theft, robbery, or a hustle: We hit a lick at the gas station.
More broadly, it can mean any profitable score or successful scheme: He hit a lick selling those concert tickets.
The phrase suggests a windfall—fast cash from a single opportunistic move.
- make a moveInitiate an action
- profitGain exceeding expenditure
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- big scoreMajor criminal take
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
windfall · gain · haul · bonanza · easy money · fast cash · success · come up · finesse · hustle · steal · achievement · scheme · flip · sting · trap · dirty money · stack
speed and effort of acquisition
hit a lickgrind
Crush into particles
save up · climb the ladder · scrimp and save · grind it out · pay your dues
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