| 单词 | on the cuff |
| 释义 | on the cuffSEE SYNONYMS FOR on the cuff ON THESAURUS.COM On credit, as in He tried to hire a detective on the cuff. It is sometimes put as put on the cuff, meaning “extend credit to,” as in They asked to be put on the cuff until they got their monthly check. This usage probably alludes to the practice of recording bar tabs on the bartender's cuff. Also see off the cuff. [Slang; 1920s] Free of charge, as in We hope these drinks are on the cuff. [Slang; 1920s] Also see on the house. Words nearby on the cuffon the carpet, on the chance that, on the cheap, on the chin, on the contrary, on the cuff, on the defensive, on the dot, on the double, on the edge, on the eve of The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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