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flash for cash

idiom

Pertaining to a scam where a motorist flashes their headlights to indicate to another driver to proceed against normal give-way rules, then runs into them and sues for damages.


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  1. 01

    cash in one's chips

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

  2. 02

    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.

  3. 03

    cash up

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

  4. 04

    cold cash

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

  5. 05

    cold hard cash

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

  6. 06

    flash back

    To recall or remember something; to experience a flashback.

  7. 07

    flash the cash

    To spend money, especially in an ostentatious manner; to pay up.

  8. 08

    quick as a flash

    Extremely quick.

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