get rich quick

idiom

: to make a large amount of money quickly

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Later, another encounter with James leads both of them to the aforementioned house as the druggie is looking to get rich quick with the $50,000 reward for information leading to the discovery of the kids. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025 Some healthcare venture darlings are actually get rich quick schemes with unsound fundamental economics. Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 The goal was two-pronged: First, the day-traders would get rich quick with a momentum trade, pouring their money into the stock and posting screenshots of their gains. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2025 Pam Bishop persuades siblings Harper and Debra to join the Wheel, a multilevel marketing scheme targeting women looking to get rich quick. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025 Because my goal in investing in bitcoin isn’t to get rich quick. Taesik Yoon, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 Imagine a risk-taking partner telling you about a get rich quick scheme. Bola Sol, refinery29.com, 2 Feb. 2024 The rise of financial sextortion has been linked to crime networks in Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire, where the tactic has been promoted as a method to get rich quick. Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 24 June 2024 Following that advice can bite you in some big ways – looking at you, get rich quick scheme. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024

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“Get rich quick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20rich%20quick. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.

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