turn a trick | Idiomator

Meaning: (chieflyUS,idiomatic,of aprostitute)To perform asexualservicefor acustomer.1946,Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow,Bernard Wolfe, “Not too Far Tangent”, inReally the Blues, New York, N.Y.:Random House,book 1 (1899–1923: A Nothin’ but a Child),page23:The girls explained to me that they got eighty cents a trick, one payment for each metal check—“turning a trick” was how they described one session with a john.2007March 22, Ajay Bhardwaj, “Laws put us at risk: hookers”, inEdmonton Sun (Canada)‎[1], retrieved18 February 2009:City prostitutes say laws governing the sex trade are putting them in danger every time theyturn a trick.

Examples:

EN: But i know how to turn a trick... most of the times honest.
ES: Yo tampoco tengo dinero. Pero sé cómo ganármelo. Casi siempre honestamente.
EN: I was willing to turn a trick because you're Al's f riend.
ES: Estaba dispuesto a hacerlo porque eres amigo de Al.
EN: Yeah, let's maybe turn a trick.
ES: - Vamos a dar un golpe.
EN: I just want to turn a trick with you.
ES: Tan sólo quiero hacer un truco contigo.
EN: You want to turn a trick?
ES: ¿Quieres hacer travesuras?
EN: I go away for half an hour for you to turn a trick, and I come back and find you ballin' some nigger bitch.
ES: Salgo media hora y te dejo con un cliente, y cuado vuelvo, estas con una negra.
EN: If I turn a trick just before I go home, Janice always complains about the smell.
ES: Si hago un truco antes de irme a casa, Janice se queja del olor.
EN: I can't turn a trick with this face.
ES: No puedo hacer nada con esta cara.
EN: I think you're a cheap little whore who'd turn a trick for a couple shots of bourbon, that's what I think.
ES: Pienso que eres una putita barata que harías cualquier cosa por un par de tragos de bourbon, eso es lo que creo.
EN: You were running girls, and in fact, even after this girl survived the fire, you had her go and turn a trick.
ES: Traficabas con las chicas, y de hecho, después de que esa chica sobrevivió al incendio, hiciste que fuera a realizar un trabajito.
EN: I was just looking to turn a trick.
ES: Sólo buscaba tener un cliente.
EN: Mm-mmm. You're gonna have to turn a trick or two.
ES: Será necesario acostarse con un par de clientes.
EN: I'd like you to turn a trick-- to use the parlance of your profession-- with my stuffed friend here.
ES: Quiero que le haga un "trabajito", usando su terminología a mi amiguito peluche.
EN: It's not cool to go and bail on him, to turn a trick.
ES: Creo que te está llevando por un mal camino.
EN: Trying to show Ron Carter something on the bass is like trying to show a ho how to turn a trick.
ES: Tratar de enseñar a Ron Carter algo sobre el bajo es como tratar de enseñar a una prostituta cómo hacer su trabajo.

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