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cold cash

idiom

Money, regarded as an incentive that can override any doubts or ethical concerns.


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  1. 01

    a cold day in July

    The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.

  2. 02

    blow hot and cold

    To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.

  3. 03

    cash in one's chips

    To discontinue an activity, accepting whatever gains or losses one has incurred; to give up.

  4. 04

    cash on the barrelhead

    Money in the form of paper currency or coins, paid immediately at the time and place of a transaction: cash only (no credit), and at the point of sale.

  5. 05

    cash up

    to count the money taken by a business at the end of the day.

  6. 06

    catch a cold

    To contract a cold.

  7. 07

    cold chills

    Feelings of fear.

  8. 08

    cold comfort

    Much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires.

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