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cold hard cash

idiom
Meaning

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


Examples
SIMPLE

He prefers to pay for everything in cold hard cash.

CONTEXTUAL

The company offered a massive bonus in cold hard cash to convince the manager to stay.

COMPLEX

Despite his moral reservations about the project, the promise of cold hard cash ultimately compelled him to sign the contract.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  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

    bone hard

    As hard as a bone, rock hard.

  4. 04

    cash in one's chips

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

  5. 05

    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.

  6. 06

    cash up

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

  7. 07

    catch a cold

    To contract a cold.

  8. 08

    cold cash

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

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