Make an honest buck American idiom
The expression is mainly used in the US.
The phrase describes making a living in legal ways.
After he gets out of prison, he chooses to make an honest buck.
Many teenagers don't want to make an honest buck, they often steal something expensive to sell them.
The verb "make" should be conjugated according to its tense.
At a much higher level than other people or things
Peter is head and shoulders above the other contestants in the competition.