extend credit to (one)
extend credit to (one)
To allow someone to owe money or use credit. They won't extend credit to me anymore, not with all the money I owe.
See also: credit, extend
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
extend credit to
Also, extend someone credit. Allow a purchase on credit; also, permit someone to owe money. For example, The store is closing your charge account; they won't extend credit to you any more, or The normal procedure is to extend you credit for three months, and after that we charge interest . This idiom uses the verb extend in the sense of "offer" or "provide," a usage dating from the mid-1500s.
See also: credit, extend
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- extend credit to
- extend (one) credit
- extend credit
- cash money
- charge (something) on (something)
- charge on
- give credit where credit is due
- reflect credit on
- reflect credit on (someone, something, or oneself)
- give credit