cash on the barrelhead

Payment at the time of service or purchase (as opposed to payment via credit). Well, I guess I'm not replacing my couch right now because the furniture store requires cash on the barrelhead. I'll have to come back after my next paycheck.

See also: barrelhead, cash, on

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cash on the barrelhead

and cash on the line

Rur. cash at the time of purchase. Jonson's store doesn't give credit. Everything is cash on the barrelhead. They offered me fifty thousand dollars cash on the line for Aunt Nancy's old house.

See also: barrelhead, cash, on

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

cash on the barrelhead

Immediate payment, as in They won't extend credit; it's cash on the barrelhead or no sale. The lexicographer Charles Earle Funk surmised that this term originated in the days when upended barrels served as both seats and tables in bars, and customers were required to pay for their drinks immediately, literally putting their money on the top (head) of a barrel.

See also: barrelhead, cash, on

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

ˌcash on the ˈbarrelhead

(American English) if you pay for something cash on the barrelhead, you pay in full at the time when you buy it: If I give you cash on the barrelhead, can I get a discount?

See also: barrelhead, cash, on

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

cash on the barrelhead

Immediate payment: You must pay cash on the barrelhead; we don't offer credit.

See also: barrelhead, cash, on

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

cash on the barrelhead

Money paid immediately for a purchase, as in “I’ll give you $50 for that bike, cash on the barrelhead.” Why hard cash should be equivalent to putting money on the flat head of a barrel is unclear. In nineteenth-century America barrel was slang for money, especially for a slush fund provided for a political candidate, and a barrel of money signified a huge fortune. However, these usages are only loosely related to the cliché, which itself may be dying out.

See also: barrelhead, cash, on

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

barrelhead
cash on the line
cash on the barrel
on the
couch-doctor
pull up a floor
go to the trouble
go to the bother
fish around
a handle on

词组	cash on the barrelhead
释义	cash on the barrelhead cash on the barrelhead Payment at the time of service or purchase (as opposed to payment via credit). Well, I guess I'm not replacing my couch right now because the furniture store requires cash on the barrelhead. I'll have to come back after my next paycheck. See also: barrelhead, cash, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cash on the barrelhead and cash on the line Rur. cash at the time of purchase. Jonson's store doesn't give credit. Everything is cash on the barrelhead. They offered me fifty thousand dollars cash on the line for Aunt Nancy's old house. See also: barrelhead, cash, on McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. cash on the barrelhead Immediate payment, as in They won't extend credit; it's cash on the barrelhead or no sale. The lexicographer Charles Earle Funk surmised that this term originated in the days when upended barrels served as both seats and tables in bars, and customers were required to pay for their drinks immediately, literally putting their money on the top (head) of a barrel. See also: barrelhead, cash, on The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. ˌcash on the ˈbarrelhead (American English) if you pay for something cash on the barrelhead, you pay in full at the time when you buy it: If I give you cash on the barrelhead, can I get a discount? See also: barrelhead, cash, on Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary cash on the barrelhead Immediate payment: You must pay cash on the barrelhead; we don't offer credit. See also: barrelhead, cash, on American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. cash on the barrelhead Money paid immediately for a purchase, as in “I’ll give you $50 for that bike, cash on the barrelhead.” Why hard cash should be equivalent to putting money on the flat head of a barrel is unclear. In nineteenth-century America barrel was slang for money, especially for a slush fund provided for a political candidate, and a barrel of money signified a huge fortune. However, these usages are only loosely related to the cliché, which itself may be dying out. See also: barrelhead, cash, on The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: barrelhead cash on the line cash on the barrel on the couch-doctor pull up a floor go to the trouble go to the bother fish around a handle on
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